Knighton Sandpit

Knighton Sandpit is a quarry in Newchurch, Isle of Wight, England. Knighton Sandpit is situated near the forest Knighton East Wood, as well as near Chiddles Copse.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Eaglehead and Bloodstone Copses and All Saints’ Church, Newchurch.

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.

All Saints’ Church, Newchurch

Church

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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.

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.

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″ north

Longitude

-1.18872° or 1° 11′ 19″ west

Open location code

9C2WMRG6+GG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 96388508

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Knighton East Wood and Chiddles Copse.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Harts Ash Farm and Kern Farm.

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