Shingles Bank
Shingles Bank is a locality in Isle of Wight, South East England, England. Shingles Bank is situated nearby to the locality Needles Channel, as well as near Hatherwood Point..| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Needles Lighthouse and Hurst Point Lighthouse.
Needles Lighthouse
Lighthouse
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The Needles Lighthouse is an active 19th century lighthouse on the outermost of the chalk rocks at The Needles on the Isle of Wight in the United Kingdom, near sea level. Needles Lighthouse is situated 2 miles south of Shingles Bank.
Hurst Point Lighthouse
Lighthouse
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Hurst Point Lighthouse is located at Hurst Point in the English county of Hampshire, and guides vessels through the western approaches to the Solent. Hurst Point Lighthouse is situated 2 miles northeast of Shingles Bank.
Hurst Spit
Beach
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Hurst Spit is a one-mile-long shingle bank near the village of Keyhaven, at the western end of the Solent, on the south coast of England. The spit shelters an area of saltmarsh and mudflats known as Keyhaven and Pennington marshes. Hurst Spit is situated 2 miles northeast of Shingles Bank.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alum Bay and Totland.
Alum Bay
Hamlet
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Alum Bay is a bay near the westernmost point of the Isle of Wight, England, within close sight of the Needles rock formation. Of geological interest and a tourist attraction, the bay is noted for its multi-coloured sand cliffs. Alum Bay is situated 2 miles southeast of Shingles Bank.
Totland
Village
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Totland is a village, civil parish and electoral ward on the Isle of Wight. Besides the village of Totland, the civil parish comprises the western tip of the Isle of Wight, and includes The Needles, Tennyson Down and the hamlet of Middleton. Totland is situated 2 miles east of Shingles Bank.
Colwell Bay
Village
Colwell Bay is a bay in the west of the Isle of Wight. It is located between the towns of Totland and Yarmouth. The bay's northernmost point is Cliff's End the closest point of the Island to the British mainland, with Hurst Castle situated at the end of a long peninsula just under a mile to the northwest. Colwell Bay is situated 2½ miles east of Shingles Bank.
Shingles Bank
- Type: Locality
- Location: Isle of Wight, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.69001° or 50° 41′ 24″ northLongitude
-1.59174° or 1° 35′ 30″ westOpen location code
9C2WMCR5+28OpenStreetMap ID
node 879665862OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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