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
Horseshoe Bay is a bay on the south east coast of the Isle of Wight, England. It lies to the south east of the village of Bonchurch. It faces south east towards the English Channel and its shoreline is approx. 200m in length.
Holy Trinity Church, Cowes is a parish church in the Church of England located in Cowes, Isle of Wight.
Holy Trinity Church, Bembridge is a parish church in the Church of England located in Bembridge, Isle of Wight.
Greatwood And Cliff Copses are two wooded areas totalling 16.3 hectares which are a Site of special scientific interest to the southwest of Shanklin. The site was notified in 1986 for its biological features.
Gaskins is a hamlet on the Isle of Wight in England UK.
Garston's Down is a 20.3 hectare Site of special scientific interest which is south of Carisbrooke. The site was notified in 1971 for its biological features.
Crockerhill is a hamlet in south Hampshire, England.
Cridmore Bog is a 14.4 hectare Site of special scientific interest which is west of Godshill. The site was notified in 1985 for its biological features. It is adjacent to "The Wilderness", another SSSI in this area of the Isle of Wight
The Church of The Good Shepherd, Lake is a parish church in the Church of England located in Lake, Isle of Wight.
The Church of St. Saviour-on-the-Cliff, Shanklin is a Grade II Listed parish church in the Church of England located in Shanklin, Isle of Wight.
The Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Swanmore, near Haylands in Ryde is a parish church in the Church of England located in Ryde, Isle of Wight.
The Church of St. Mary and St. Radegund, Whitwell is a parish church in the Church of England located in Whitwell on the Isle of Wight.
The Church of St. John the Baptist, Northwood is a parish church in the Church of England located in Northwood, Isle of Wight. The church is situated to the east of the main Newport to Cowes road, approximately 400m south of the village in Chawton L…
Chale Bay is a bay on the south west coast of the Isle of Wight, England. It lies to the west of the village of Chale from which it takes its name. It faces south west towards the English Channel, its shoreline is 5km in length and is gently curving.
Calbourne and Shalfleet railway station, was an intermediate station of the Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway, incorporated in 1860, opened over a ten-month period between 1889 and 1889 and closed 65 years later. Situated between the two vill…
Brighstone Down is a chalk down on the Isle of Wight. It is located close to the village of Brighstone, in the southwest of the island (the Back of the Wight), and rises to 214 metres at its highest point, northeast of the village of Mottistone.
Brighstone Bay is a bay on the south west coast of the Isle of Wight, England. It lies to the south and west of the village of Brighstone from which it takes its name. It faces south west towards the English Channel, its shoreline is 7 km in length …
Brading Down is a chalk down southwest of Brading, Isle of Wight. It is a prominent hill which overlooks Sandown Bay, with spectacular views across the bay towards Shanklin, and Culver Down.