St Catherine’s Point
St Catherine’s Point is a cape in Niton and Whitwell, Isle of Wight, England.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Blackgang Chine and St Catherine’s Lighthouse.
Blackgang Chine
Theme park
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Blackgang Chine is the oldest amusement park in the United Kingdom, having opened in 1843. Named after a now-destroyed chine in the soft Cretaceous cliffs, it is about 6 miles from Ventnor at the southern tip of the Isle of Wight just below St Catherine's Down.
St Catherine’s Lighthouse
Photo: Jaapkievit, CC BY 3.0.
St Catherine's Lighthouse is a lighthouse located at St Catherine's Point at the southern tip of the Isle of Wight. It is one of the oldest lighthouse locations in Great Britain.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ventnor and Godshill.
Ventnor
Photo: Editor5807, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The town of Ventnor on the south coast of the Isle of Wight was a Victorian spa, and has an architectural style different to the rest of the island. In 2011, it was home to 6,000 people.
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.
Wroxall
Village
Photo: Editor5807, Public domain.
Wroxall is a village and civil parish in the central south of the Isle of Wight, England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 1753. It is close to Appuldurcombe House.
St Catherine’s Point
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Niton and Whitwell, Isle of Wight, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.575° or 50° 34′ 30″ northLongitude
-1.2981° or 1° 17′ 53″ westOpen location code
9C2WHPG2+2QOpenStreetMap ID
node 4428983336OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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