Egypt Point
Egypt Point is the northernmost point of the island county of the Isle of Wight off the south coast of England, and was one of Queen Victoria's favoured places during her time on the island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Egypt Point Lighthouse and Cowes Castle.
Egypt Point Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Mark Pilbeam, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Egypt Point is the northernmost point of the island county of the Isle of Wight off the south coast of England, and was one of Queen Victoria's favoured places during her time on the island.
Cowes Castle
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cowes Castle, also known as West Cowes Castle, is a Device Fort in Cowes on the Isle of Wight. Originally built by Henry VIII in 1539 to protect England against the threat of invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, it comprised a circular bastion, flanking wings and a keep, and in 1547 it housed 17 pieces of artillery.
Cowes Enterprise College
School
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Cowes Enterprise College, previously known as Cowes High School, is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status located on the outskirts of Cowes at Crossfield Avenue on the Isle of Wight, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gurnard and East Cowes.
Gurnard
Village
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Gurnard is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight, two miles to the west of Cowes. Gurnard sits on the edge of Gurnard Bay, enjoyed by the Gurnard Sailing Club.
East Cowes
Town
Photo: Ronald Saunders, CC BY-SA 2.0.
East Cowes is a town and civil parish in the north of the Isle of Wight, on the east bank of the River Medina, next to its west bank neighbour Cowes. It has a population of 8,428 according to the 2021 Census.
Rew Street
Hamlet
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Rew Street is a village on the Isle of Wight. It is located three kilometres southwest of Cowes in the north of the island. The village lies along the main road between Porchfield and Gurnard and consists of several farming communities. Rew Street is situated 1½ miles southwest of Egypt Point.
Egypt Point
- Type: Locality
- Description: northernmost point of the Isle of Wight, England
- Category: geographic location
- Location: Cowes, Isle of Wight, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.76739° or 50° 46′ 3″ northLongitude
-1.31392° or 1° 18′ 50″ westOpen location code
9C2WQM8P+XCOpenStreetMap ID
node 5452533233OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
11594485Wikidata ID
Q5348328
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In Other Languages
From German to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Egypt Point” goes by many names.
- German: “Egypt Point”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Egypt Point”
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