St Mary the Virgin Church, Cowes
St Mary the Virgin Church, Cowes is a Church of England parish church in Cowes, Isle of Wight. It is in Church Road, next to Northwood House.Photo: Editor5807, Public domain.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Cowes, Isle of Wight, England, UK
- Also known as: “St Mary the Virgin” and “St. Mary’s Church, Cowes”
- Address: Church Road, Cowes, PO31 8HA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Thomas of Canterbury and Presbytery and Sir Max Aitken Museum.
Church of St Thomas of Canterbury and Presbytery
Church
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Church of St Thomas of Canterbury and Presbytery is situated 650 feet east of St Mary the Virgin Church, Cowes.
Sir Max Aitken Museum
Museum
Photo: Basher Eyre, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sir Max Aitken Museum is situated 990 feet east of St Mary the Virgin Church, Cowes.
Cowes Castle
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cowes Castle, also known as West Cowes Castle, is a Device Fort in Cowes on the Isle of Wight. Originally built by Henry VIII in 1539 to protect England against the threat of invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, it comprised a circular bastion, flanking wings and a keep, and in 1547 it housed 17 pieces of artillery. Cowes Castle is situated 1,300 feet north of St Mary the Virgin Church, Cowes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Egypt Point and East Cowes.
Egypt Point
Locality
Photo: Arriva436, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Egypt Point is the northernmost point of the island county of the Isle of Wight off the south coast of England, and was one of Queen Victoria's favoured places during her time on the island.
East Cowes
Town
Photo: Ronald Saunders, CC BY-SA 2.0.
East Cowes is a town and civil parish in the north of the Isle of Wight, on the east bank of the River Medina, next to its west bank neighbour Cowes. It has a population of 8,428 according to the 2021 Census.
Gurnard
Village
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Gurnard is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight, two miles to the west of Cowes. Gurnard sits on the edge of Gurnard Bay, enjoyed by the Gurnard Sailing Club.
St Mary the Virgin Church, Cowes
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Cowes, Isle of Wight, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.76299° or 50° 45′ 47″ northLongitude
-1.30193° or 1° 18′ 7″ westOpen location code
9C2WQM7X+56OpenStreetMap ID
way 228111823OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q7590164
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to German—“St Mary the Virgin Church, Cowes” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سانت مارى”
- German: “Kirche St. Mary”
- German: “St. Mary’s Church, Cowes”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Northwood Park and Northwood House.
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