Worsley Monument

Worsley Monument is a monument in Godshill, Isle of Wight, England. Worsley Monument is situated nearby to the peak Gat Cliff, as well as near the forest Sandpit Copse.

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Type: Monument
Description: obelisk in Godshill, Isle of Wight, England, UK
Also known as: “Appuldurcombe Obelisk”, “Remains of the Obelisk to Appuldurcombe”, and “The Obelisk”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Appuldurcombe House and Stenbury Down.

Appuldurcombe House

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Appuldurcombe House is the shell of a large 18th-century English Baroque country house of the Worsley family. The house is situated near to Wroxall on the Isle of Wight, England. Appuldurcombe House is situated 2,300 feet southeast of Worsley Monument.

Stenbury Down

Peak

Stenbury Down is a chalk down on the Isle of Wight. It is located close to the town of Ventnor, in the southeast of the island, and rises to 26 metres at its highest point, west of Wroxall, Isle of Wight.

St John’s Church, Wroxall

Church

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St. John's Church, Wroxall is a parish church in the Church of England located in Wroxall, Isle of Wight, England. St John’s Church, Wroxall is situated 1 mile east of Worsley Monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sandford and Wroxall.

Sandford

Hamlet

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Sandford is a hamlet on the Isle of Wight. Sandford is on the outskirts of Godshill in the southeast part of the island. Sandford has a latitude of. Sandford is located on the A 3020 road and public transport is provided by bus route 2 and 3, run by Southern Vectis.

Wroxall

Village

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Wroxall is a village and civil parish in the central south of the Isle of Wight, England. In 2021 the parish had a population of 1,709. It is close to Appuldurcombe House, and the parish church is St. John's Church.

Godshill

Village

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Godshill is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight, England, with a population of 1,459 at the 2011 Census. It lies between Newport and Ventnor in the southeast of the island.

Worsley Monument

Categories: obelisk and historic site
Location: Godshill, Isle of Wight, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.6194° or 50° 37′ 10″ north

Longitude

-1.24286° or 1° 14′ 34″ west

Elevation

689 feet (210 metres)

Open location code

9C2WJQ94+QV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2433366

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=monument

Wikidata ID

Q26504293

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Satellite Map

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gat Cliff and Sandpit Copse.

Nearby Places

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