Cowes (/kaʊz/;) is an English seaport town and civil parish on the Isle of Wight. Cowes is located on the west bank of the estuary of the River Medina, facing the smaller town of East Cowes on the east bank. The two towns are linked by the Cowes Floating Bridge, a chain ferry.
Population: 17,000
Latitude: 50° 45' 47.02" N
Longitude: -1° 17' 51.79" W
North End is a mainly residential neighbourhood in the middle of Portsea Island in Portsmouth, England. It developed rapidly after a horse-drawn tram route was opened between Portsmouth and Cosham. The area is composed of mainly late Victorian to ea…
Ninham is a hamlet on the Isle of Wight located on the eastern side, about 2.06 miles (3.3km) away from Shanklin, the nearest town. It is about 7 miles (12km) away from Newport, the island's capital.
Newport FYN railway station, was, for ten years, the alternative terminus of the Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway. The new station, opened on 1 July 1913 after a conflict between the FYN and the Isle of Wight Central Railway, closed 10 years…
Nettlecombe is a farming hamlet on the Isle of Wight. It is the site of a deserted medieval village and there is evidence of earthworks close to the present hamlet.
The Motherbank is a shallow sandbar off the northeast coast of the Isle of Wight in England.
Monks Bay is situated on the southern coast of the Isle of Wight, England just to the east of the village of Bonchurch.
Medina Wharf Railway Station was a private halt between Cowes and Newport on the Isle of Wight that provided a way for workers at the nearby wharf to get to work before the road was laid. No shelter for its few passengers was ever provided and it ne…
Lymington Hospital was a consultant-led community hospital in Lymington, Hampshire. The hospital was closed and knocked down, with the site being turned into houses. It was replaced by Lymington New Forest Hospital which opened in 2007 on a nearby s…
The Chine is at the eastern end of the Isle of Wight Undercliff landslip. A small fishing community existed at the foot of the Chine until 1910, when the settlement was destroyed by a landslip.
Lower Swanwick is a village on the River Hamble in Hampshire, England.
King James's and Landport Gates are two English Heritage gateways in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.
The John Hansard Gallery, based at the University of Southampton’s Highfield campus, is one of Britain’s leading public galleries of contemporary visual art. Proud of its academic situation, the Gallery plays a key role in the cultural life of the c…
Itchen Valley Country Park is a country park in West End, Hampshire, England. As the name suggests, the River Itchen runs through the park, which covers 440 acres (1.8 km2). The park has a number of walks and trails, including an off-road cycling tr…
Hurst Castle And Lymington River Estuary (grid reference SZ340940) is a 1109.93 hectare biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), in southwest Hampshire, notified in 1961.
Hulverstone is a hamlet of about 12 houses on the Isle of Wight on the edge of the English Channel. It also includes a post office in a private home and the 400 year old Sun Inn. Sun Inn was previously used in smuggling operations.
Hook is a village in the district of Fareham, in south Hampshire, England. It is part of the civil parish of Hook-with-Warsash.
Holy Trinity Church, Ventnor is a parish church in the Church of England located in Ventnor, Isle of Wight.
Holy Spirit Church, Newtown is a parish church in the Church of England located in Newtown, Isle of Wight.