Ashey Down
Ashey Down is a hill in Havenstreet and Ashey, Isle of Wight, England and has an elevation of 427 feet. Ashey Down is situated nearby to the hamlet Knighton, as well as near the village Alverstone.Places of Interest
Highlights include Eaglehead and Bloodstone Copses and Ashey railway station.
Eaglehead and Bloodstone Copses
Nature reserve
Eaglehead and Bloodstone Copses is a 10.3-hectare Site of Special Scientific Interest which is south of Ashey on the Isle of Wight. The site was notified in 1987 for its biological value.
Ashey railway station
Railway station
Photo: Ron Strutt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ashey railway station is a station serving the village of Ashey on the Isle of Wight in England. It was on the line which ran from Ryde to Newport. It had a passing loop when built but this was taken out of use when a loop was provided at Havenstreet instead.
Isle of Wight Steam Railway
Museum
Photo: Stephen Dawson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Isle of Wight Steam Railway is a heritage railway on the Isle of Wight. The railway passes through 5+1⁄2 miles of countryside from Smallbrook Junction to Wootton station, passing through the small village of Havenstreet, where the line has a station, headquarters and a depot. Isle of Wight Steam Railway is situated 2 miles northwest of Ashey Down.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Knighton and Alverstone.
Knighton
Hamlet
Photo: Mypix, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Knighton is a largely deserted hamlet near Newchurch on the Isle of Wight, about 2 miles NW of Sandown. The name should be pronounced as Kay-nighton to avoid confusion with the larger village of Niton, near Ventnor.
Alverstone
Village
Photo: Mypix, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Alverstone is a village 2 miles from the east coast of the Isle of Wight, near Sandown. Up until 1960, boating took place on the river and tea-gardens were very popular with local people, who came by train on excursions.
Ashey
Hamlet
Photo: David Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ashey is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Havenstreet and Ashey, on the outskirts of Ryde, on the Isle of Wight, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 1499.
Ashey Down
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 427 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Havenstreet and Ashey, Isle of Wight, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.68484° or 50° 41′ 5″ northLongitude
-1.18807° or 1° 11′ 17″ westElevation
427 feet (130 metres)Open location code
9C2WMRM6+WQGeoNames ID
12620483
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