Sandown is a seaside resort town and civil parish on the southeast coast of the Isle of Wight, England, which neighbours the town of Shanklin to the south, with the village of Lake in between the two settlements. Sandown Bay is the name of the bay off the English Channel which both towns share, and it is notable for its long stretch of easily accessible golden sandy beach. It is the site of the lost Sandown Castle. Whilst undergoing construction, this was attacked by a French force which had fought its way over Culver Down from Whitecliff Bay, resulting in the French being repulsed. It was built too far into the sea and constantly suffered erosion, until now reduced to a pile of rocks. Later forts in the town include the Diamond Fort (named after its plan), built inshore to replace the castle and which fought off a minor attack from privateers (probably French) in 1788, and the present "Granite Fort" at Yaverland, which is now the zoo. Together with Shanklin, Sandown forms a built up area of 21,374 inhabitants.
Population: 20,155
Latitude: 50° 39' 5.69" N
Longitude: -1° 09' 39.71" W
Locks Heath Football Club is a football club based in Fareham suburb of Locks Heath, Hampshire, England. The club is affiliated to the Hampshire Football Association. The club is an FA Charter Standard club. They won the Hampshire League title in 19…
Little Atherfield is a village on the Isle of Wight. It is near the coast in the Back of the Wight.
The following is a list of monastic houses on the Isle of Wight in England.
Limerstone is a hamlet on the Isle of Wight in England. It is located on the B3399 road between Brighstone and Shorwell, approximately 5 miles (8km) southwest of Newport.
Knight & Lee is a department store in Southsea, Hampshire, England. The store was acquired by the John Lewis Partnership in 1934. The store's origins can be traced back to 1831 with the lace business conducted by William Wink near Portsea Docks.
The village of Kingston on Isle of Wight, United Kingdom, is located eight kilometres southwest of Newport in the southwest of the island, an area known as the Back of the Wight.
Kingston is a residential area of the city of Portsmouth in the English county of Hampshire, located between Buckland, Fratton and North End.
Jessie Road Bridge Halt was an intermediate station situated on the Southsea Railway between Fratton and Albert Road Bridge Halt (sometimes called Highland Road).
J. Samuel White's Ground (also known as Plessey Ground) is a sports ground in Park Road, Cowes, Isle of Wight, England. The ground is owned by the Isle of Wight Council and is surrounded by residential housing.
Horringford railway station was an intermediate station situated on the edge of Horringford village on the line from Newport to Sandown incorporated by the Isle of Wight and Newport Junction Railway in 1868. The station was opened in 1875 and closed…
Holy Trinity Church, Ryde is a parish church in the Church of England located in Ryde, Isle of Wight.
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Haseley Manor is a 14th-century, Grade 2* listed property located in Arreton on the Isle of Wight.
Gosport and Fareham was a parliamentary constituency in Hampshire which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 until it was abolished for the February 1974 general election.
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Fareham bus station serves the town of Fareham, Hampshire, England.
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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 favourite places during her time on the island.