Bembridge Down
Bembridge Down is a 56.3-hectare Site of special scientific interest which is north-east of Sandown, Isle of Wight, England. The site was notified in 1951 for both its biological and geological features.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include The Earl Of Yarborough’s Monument and Yaverland Battery.
Yaverland Battery
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Yaverland Battery is a battery on the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. It was constructed between 1861 and 1864. It originally mounted eight 7-inch Armstrong Rifled Breech Loading guns, and enclosed with a Carnot wall.
Culver Down
Peak
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Culver Down is a chalk down to the north of Sandown, Isle of Wight. It is believed that its name derives from "Culfre", which is Old English for dove. The down has a typical chalk downland wildlife on the uncultivated areas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hillway and Yaverland.
Hillway
Locality
Hillway is a settlement on the Isle of Wight, 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 Bembridge.
Yaverland
Village
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Yaverland is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Sandown, on the Isle of Wight, England. It is just north of Sandown on Sandown Bay.
Brading
Town
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The ancient 'Kynges Towne' of Brading is the main town of the civil parish of the same name. The ecclesiastical parish of Brading used to cover about a tenth of the Isle of Wight.
Bembridge Down
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 344 feet
- Description: hill on the Isle of Wight, in England, UK
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Bembridge, Isle of Wight, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.67026° or 50° 40′ 13″ northLongitude
-1.11451° or 1° 6′ 52″ westElevation
344 feet (105 metres)Open location code
9C2WMVCP+45OpenStreetMap ID
node 673496561OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
“Bembridge Down” goes by many names.
- Vietnamese: “Bembridge Down”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Longlands and Culver Cliff.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Longlands Cottage and Culver Millenium Beacon.
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