Eastern Yar

The River Yar on the , , rises in a chalk coomb in St. Catherine's Down near Niton, close to the southern tip of the island. It flows across the Lower Cretaceous rocks of the eastern side of the island, through the gap in the central Upper Cretaceous chalk ridge of the Island at Yarbridge, then across the now drained Brading Haven to Harbour in the northeast.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in the east of the Isle of Wight, England
  • Also known as: River Yar

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bembridge Windmill and Holy Trinity Church, Bembridge.

Knowle Mill, better known today as , is a Grade I listed, preserved tower mill at , Isle of Wight, England.

Church
Photo: Editor5807, Public domain.
Holy Trinity Church is a in the Church of England located in , .

Motorhome stopover
is a battery located at Nodes Point on the . It is one of the many Palmerston Forts built on the island to protect it in response to a perceived French invasion.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Helens and Hillway.

Village
is a village and civil parish located on the eastern side of the . The village developed around village greens. This is claimed to be the largest in England but some say it is the second largest.

Locality
is a settlement on the , off the south coast of England. The hamlet lies near to the south-east coast of the island, and is located near to the larger settlement of .

Village
is a village on the , England, about 4 miles south east from . It is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as having been in existence in 1066.

Eastern Yar

Latitude
50.69292° or 50° 41′ 35″ north
Longitude
-1.10988° or 1° 6′ 36″ west
Open location code
9C2WMVVR+52
Geo­Names ID
8050973
Wiki­data ID
Q5330581
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Eastern Yar” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Eastern Yar
  • Swedish: Eastern Yar

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as St. Helens, Ryde and Carpenters.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bembridge Harbour and Eight Acre Copse.

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Eastern Yar”. Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.