Gore Down

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

Places of Interest

Highlights include Blackgang Chine and St Catherine’s Oratory.

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. 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.

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.

Gore Down

Type: Locality
Location: Niton and Whitwell, Isle of Wight, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.59112° or 50° 35′ 28″ north

Longitude

-1.30936° or 1° 18′ 34″ west

Open location code

9C2WHMRR+C7

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4272834076

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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