St Catherine’s Hill

St Catherine’s Hill is a peak in Niton and Whitwell, Isle of Wight, England and has an elevation of 784 feet. St Catherine’s Hill is situated nearby to the locality Gore Down, as well as near the hamlet Blackgang.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Catherine’s Oratory and Blackgang Chine.

St Catherine’s Oratory

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St. Catherine's Oratory is a medieval lighthouse on St. Catherine's Down, above the southern coast of the Isle of Wight. It was built by Lord of Chale Walter de Godeton as an act of penance for plundering wine from the wreck of St.

Blackgang Chine

Theme park

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Blackgang Chine is an amusement park in Blackgang, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. It was opened in 1843 and is the oldest amusement park in the United Kingdom.

St Andrew’s Church, Chale

Church

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St. Andrew's Church, Chale is a parish church in the Church of England located in Chale, Isle of Wight.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blackgang and Chale.

Blackgang

Hamlet

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Blackgang is a village on the south-western coast of the Isle of Wight, England. It is best known as the location of the Blackgang Chine amusement park which sits to the south of St.

Chale

Village

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Chale is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight of England, in the United Kingdom. It is located three kilometres from Niton in the south of the Island in the area known as the Back of the Wight.

Niton

Village

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Niton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Niton and Whitwell, on the Isle of Wight, England. It is west of Ventnor, with a population of 2,082.

St Catherine’s Hill

Type: Peak with an elevation of 784 feet
Also known as: “St Catherines Hill”
Category: landform
Location: Niton and Whitwell, Isle of Wight, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.59333° or 50° 35′ 36″ north

Longitude

-1.30366° or 1° 18′ 13″ west

Elevation

784 feet (239 metres)

Open location code

9C2WHMVW+8G

OpenStreetMap ID

node 295627312

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=survey_point

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

12609589

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