St Catherine’s Oratory
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.Photo: Tim.firkins, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: medieval lighthouse on the Isle of Wight, England, UK
- Also known as: “Pepper pot”, “The Pepperpot”, and “Tower Of St Catherine’s Oratory”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Blackgang Chine and St Andrew’s Church, Chale.
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. Blackgang Chine is situated 2,600 feet southwest of St Catherine’s Oratory.
St Andrew’s Church, Chale
Church
St. Andrew's Church, Chale is a parish church in the Church of England located in Chale, Isle of Wight. St Andrew’s Church, Chale is situated 3,500 feet west of St Catherine’s Oratory.
Church of St John the Baptist, Niton
Church
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The Church of St John the Baptist, Niton is a Church of England parish church in Niton, Isle of Wight. Church of St John the Baptist, Niton is situated 4,100 feet southeast of St Catherine’s Oratory.
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
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 Oratory
- Categories: lighthouse, tower, tourism, historic site, and monument
- Location: Niton and Whitwell, Isle of Wight, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.59314° or 50° 35′ 35″ northLongitude
-1.30396° or 1° 18′ 14″ westOpen location code
9C2WHMVW+7COpenStreetMap ID
node 1088537881OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q7587435
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“St Catherine’s Oratory” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “聖凱瑟琳聖堂”
- French: “oratoire de Sainte-Catherine”
- French: “Oratoire de Sainte-Catherine”
- Swedish: “St Catherine’s Oratory”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Catherine’s Hill and Snakes and Ladders.
Nearby Places
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