Chillerton Down transmitting station

The Chillerton Down transmitting station is a broadcasting facility for FM and DAB radio at Chillerton Down, above the village of Chillerton on the Isle of Wight off the south coast of England.

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Type: Tower
Description: radio transmission site on the Isle of Wight, England
Also known as: “Chillerton Down Transmitting Station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chillerton Down and Garstons Down.

Chillerton Down

Peak

Chillerton Down is downland between the villages of Shorwell and Chillerton, on the Isle of Wight, England.

Garston's Down is an area of downland on the Isle of Wight, rising to an altitude of 151 m. It is located in the centre of the island, south of Carisbrooke and west of Gatcombe, and is one of the best remaining inland examples of unimproved chalk downland.

St Peter’s Church

Church

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St. Peter's Church, Shorwell is a parish church in the Church of England located in Shorwell, Isle of Wight. St Peter’s Church is situated 1¼ miles west of Chillerton Down transmitting station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chillerton and Shorwell.

Chillerton

Village

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Chillerton is a village between Newport and Chale in the Isle of Wight in southern England. Chillerton is in the middle of a farming community. It is in the civil parish of Chillerton and Gatcombe, along with nearby Gatcombe.

Shorwell

Village

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Shorwell is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. It is 4+1⁄2 miles from Newport in the southwest of the island. Shorwell was one of Queen Victoria's favourite places to visit on the Isle of Wight.

Kingston

Hamlet

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Kingston is a small settlement and former civil parish, now in the parish of Shorwell, on the Isle of Wight, England, located 5 miles southwest of Newport in the southwest of the island, an area known as the Back of the Wight.

Chillerton Down transmitting station

Category: transmitter station
Location: Gatcombe, Isle of Wight, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.6492° or 50° 38′ 57″ north

Longitude

-1.3289° or 1° 19′ 44″ west

Elevation

538 feet (164 metres)

Open location code

9C2WJMXC+MC

GeoNames ID

6955615

Wikidata ID

Q3813239

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In Other Languages

“Chillerton Down transmitting station” goes by many names.

Romanian: “Stația Chillerton Down”

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