Ventnor

The town of Ventnor on the south coast of the 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.
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  • Type: Town with 7,000 residents
  • Description: town and civil parish on the Isle of Wight, in England, UK
  • Also known as: “Jentnor” and “Ventnor, Isle of Wight”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ventnor Botanic Garden and St Boniface Down.

Garden
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is a botanic garden located in Ventnor, . It was founded in 1970, by Sir Harold Hillier, and donated to the Isle of Wight Council.

Peak
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is a chalk down near Ventnor, on the , England. Its summit, 241 metres, is the highest point on the island, with extensive views on a clear day stretching across the Island to the mainland beyond, as well as southwards over the English Channel.

Church
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St Catherine's, Ventnor is a parish church in the located in Ventnor, .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sandown and Shanklin and Shanklin.

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are seaside towns on the southeast coast of the .

Town
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is a seaside resort town and civil parish on the , England, located on . is the southernmost of three settlements which occupy the bay, and is close to and . is situated 2½ miles northeast of Ventnor.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the central south of the , England. In 2021 the parish had a population of 1,709. It is close to , and the parish church is .

Ventnor

Latitude
50.595° or 50° 35′ 42″ north
Longitude
-1.203° or 1° 12′ 11″ west
Population
7,000
Elevation
115 feet (35 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB VEN
Open location code
9C2WHQVW+XR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11398996
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2634985
Wiki­data ID
Q1026673
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Satellite Map

Discover Ventnor from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Ventnor” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ventnor”
  • Basque: “Ventnor”
  • Bengali: “ভেন্টনোর”
  • Catalan: “Ventnor”
  • Cebuano: “Ventnor”
  • Chinese: “Ventnor”
  • Chinese: “文特諾”
  • Chinese: “文特诺”
  • Dutch: “Ventnor”
  • French: “Ventnor”
  • German: “Ventnor”
  • Gujarati: “વેન્ટનર”
  • Hebrew: “ונטנור”
  • Irish: “Ventnor”
  • Italian: “Ventnor”
  • Japanese: “ヴェントナー”
  • Kannada: “ವೆಂಟ್ನರ್”
  • Korean: “벤트너”
  • Ladin: “Ventnor”
  • Latin: “Ventnor”
  • Lithuanian: “Ventnoras”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Ventnor”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ventnor”
  • Persian: “ونتنور”
  • Polish: “Ventnor”
  • Portuguese: “Ventnor”
  • Romanian: “Ventnor”
  • Russian: “Вентнор”
  • Slovenian: “Ventnor”
  • South Azerbaijani: “ونتنور”
  • Spanish: “Ventnor”
  • Swedish: “Ventnor”
  • Tamil: “வெண்டனோர்”
  • Telugu: “వెంట్నర్”
  • Turkish: “Ventnor”
  • Urdu: “وینٹنر”
  • Volapük: “Ventnor”
  • Welsh: “Ventnor”

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