Knighton Sandpit
Knighton Sandpit is a quarry in Newchurch, Isle of Wight, England. Knighton Sandpit is situated nearby to the forest Knighton East Wood, as well as near Chiddles Copse.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Eaglehead and Bloodstone Copses and Alverstone Mead.
Eaglehead and Bloodstone Copses
Nature reserve
Eaglehead and Bloodstone Copses is a 10.3-hectare Site of Special Scientific Interest which is south of Ashey on the Isle of Wight. The site was notified in 1987 for its biological value.
Alverstone Mead
Nature reserve
Alverstone Mead Local Nature Reserve is a lowland freshwater wetland nature reserve close to Sandown, Isle of Wight. it is a part of the Alverstone Marshes Site of Special Scientific Interest.
All Saints’ Church, Newchurch
Church
Photo: Hassocks5489, CC0.
All Saints' Church, Newchurch is a parish church in the Church of England located in Newchurch, Isle of Wight, England. The church is medieval dating from the 13th century. All Saints’ Church, Newchurch is situated 1 mile southwest of Knighton Sandpit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Knighton and Alverstone.
Knighton
Hamlet
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Knighton is a largely deserted hamlet near Newchurch on the Isle of Wight, about 2 miles NW of Sandown. The name should be pronounced as Kay-nighton to avoid confusion with the larger village of Niton, near Ventnor.
Alverstone
Village
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Alverstone is a village 2 miles from the east coast of the Isle of Wight, near Sandown. Up until 1960, boating took place on the river and tea-gardens were very popular with local people, who came by train on excursions.
Alverstone Garden Village
Hamlet
Photo: Mypix, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Alverstone Garden Village is a housing estate built between the 1930s and the 1970s; entirely contained within Youngwoods Copse, and thus almost invisible from the older hamlet of Alverstone.
Knighton Sandpit
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Newchurch, Isle of Wight, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.6763° or 50° 40′ 35″ northLongitude
-1.18872° or 1° 11′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C2WMRG6+GGOpenStreetMap ID
way 96388508OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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Satellite Map
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Knighton East Wood and Chiddles Copse.
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