Parkhurst
Parkhurst is a neighbourhood northwest of the town of Newport, Isle of Wight. It has few amenities, but a large residential population. It is notable for housing H.M.P.- Type: Suburb with 5,050 residents
- Description: suburb of Newport, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Parkhurst, Isle of Wight”
Places of Interest
Highlights include HM Prison Parkhurst and The Quay Arts.
HM Prison Parkhurst
Prison
HM Prison Parkhurst is a Category B men's prison located in Parkhurst on the Isle of Wight, and is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service. Parkhurst prison is one of two former separate prisons that today make up HMP Isle of Wight, the other being Albany.
The Quay Arts
Theater building
Photo: Editor5807, Public domain.
The Quay Arts Centre is located at the head of the River Medina, in Newport in the centre of the Isle of Wight. It is the island's leading art gallery and venue for live events.
Seaclose Park
Park
Photo: Editor5807, Public domain.
Seaclose Park is a large parkland site situated to the North East of Newport on the Isle of Wight. It lies on the eastern banks of the River Medina. It has a variety of features which are available free to the community of the Island and to visitors.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Forest Side and Fairlee.
Forest Side
Locality
Forest Side is a hamlet on the Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England. It is located to the east of the A3054 road, and adjacent to Parkhurst Forest.
Fairlee
Suburb
Fairlee is a suburb of Newport, on the Isle of Wight in South East England, on the east side of the River Medina. Fairlee Road runs through the area. During a week in June each year the main road northbound is completely closed to vehicles during the Isle of Wight Festival.
Barton
Suburb
Barton is an area in the east of Newport on the Isle of Wight. Transport is provided by Southern Vectis community service route 39 to the town centre and standard service routes 8 and 9 to Sandown and Ryde, which run nearby.
Parkhurst
- Category: locality
- Location: Newport, Isle of Wight, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.71488° or 50° 42′ 54″ northLongitude
-1.30584° or 1° 18′ 21″ westPopulation
5,050Open location code
9C2WPM7V+XMOpenStreetMap ID
node 5449147019OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbWikidata ID
Q7138504
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Russian to Ukrainian—“Parkhurst” goes by many names.
- Russian: “Паркхерст”
- Ukrainian: “Паркхерст”
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