List of places on the Isle of Wight
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Towns
There are nine main towns, most located along the north and east coasts. Newport is the centrally located county town, with an area population of 25,496. Most settlements link to Newport by road, which is a hub for island services. There are no settlements with city status; the nearest city is Portsmouth, five miles north-east, then Southampton, ten miles north of Cowes.
| Town | 2011 Population[1] | OS Grid Reference | Post town | Postal code | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brading | 1,800 | SZ607870 | SANDOWN | PO36 |  |
| Cowes | 10,405 | SZ496962 | COWES | PO31 |  |
| East Cowes | 7,010 | SZ502957 | EAST COWES | PO32 |  |
| Newport | 25,496 | SZ502893 | NEWPORT | PO30 |  |
| Ryde | 23,999 | SZ591923 | RYDE | PO33 |  |
| Sandown | 12,302 | SZ600843 | SANDOWN | PO36 |  |
| Shanklin | 9,072 | SZ584816 | SHANKLIN | PO37 |  |
| Ventnor | 5,976 | SZ562775 | VENTNOR | PO38 |  |
| Yarmouth | 865 | SZ356896 | YARMOUTH | PO41 |  |
Villages
| Name | Civil Parish(es)[2] | Photo |
|---|---|---|
| Afton | Freshwater |  |
| Alverstone | Brading
Newchurch |
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| Appley | Ryde |  |
| Arreton | Arreton |  |
| Barton | Newport and Carisbrooke |  |
| Bembridge | Bembridge |  |
| Binstead | Ryde |  |
| Blackwater | Arreton |  |
| Bonchurch | Ventnor |  |
| Brighstone | Brighstone |  |
| Brook | Brighstone |  |
| Calbourne | Calbourne, Newtown and Porchfield |  |
| Carisbrooke | Newport and Carisbrooke |  |
| Chale | Chale |  |
| Chillerton | Chillerton and Gatcombe | .jpg) |
| Clatterford | Newport and Carisbrooke |  |
| Cranmore | Shalfleet |  |
| Easton | Freshwater |  |
| Egypt Point | Cowes |  |
| Elmfield | Ryde |  |
| Fishbourne | Fishbourne |  |
| Freshwater | Freshwater |  |
| Gatcombe | Chillerton and Gatcombe |  |
| Godshill | Godshill |  |
| Gunville | Newport and Carisbrooke |  |
| Gurnard | Gurnard |  |
| Havenstreet | Havenstreet and Ashey |  |
| Haylands | Ryde |  |
| Kite Hill | Fishbourne |  |
| Lake | Lake |  |
| Lowtherville | Ventnor |  |
| Mottistone | Brighstone |  |
| Moortown | Brighstone |  |
| Morton | Brading |  |
| Nettlestone | Nettlestone and Seaview |  |
| Newbridge | Shalfleet |  |
| Newchurch | Newchurch |  |
| Newtown | Calbourne, Newtown and Porchfield |  |
| Ningwood | Shalfleet |  |
| Niton | Niton and Whitwell |  |
| Northwood | Northwood |  |
| Norton | Freshwater |  |
| Norton Green | Freshwater |  |
| Oakfield | Ryde |  |
| Osborne | East Cowes |  |
| Pan | Newport and Carisbrooke |  |
| Parkhurst | Newport and Carisbrooke |  |
| Pelhamfield | Ryde |  |
| Pondwell | Nettlestone and Seaview |  |
| Porchfield | Calbourne, Newtown and Porchfield |  |
| Pound Green | Freshwater |  |
| Puckaster | Niton and Whitwell |  |
| Puckpool | Ryde |  |
| Quarr Hill | Ryde |  |
| Rew Street | Gurnard |  |
| Rookley | Rookley |  |
| Sandy Way | Shorwell | _(4).JPG) |
| School Green | Freshwater |  |
| Seaview | Nettlestone and Seaview |  |
| Shalfleet | Shalfleet |  |
| Shide | Newport and Carisbrooke |  |
| Shorwell | Shorwell |  |
| Spring Vale | Nettlestone and Seaview |  |
| Staplers | Newport and Carisbrooke |  |
| Steephill | Ventnor |  |
| St Helens | St Helens |  |
| St John's Park | Ryde |  |
| St Lawrence | Ventnor |  |
| Swanmore | Ryde |  |
| Totland | Totland |  |
| Weeks | Ryde |  |
| Whippingham | Whippingham |  |
| Whitwell | Niton and Whitwell |  |
| Winford | Newchurch |  |
| Woodside | Wootton Bridge |  |
| Wootton | Wootton Bridge |  |
| Wootton Bridge | Wootton Bridge |  |
| Wroxall | Wroxall |  |
| Yarbridge | Brading |  |
| Yaverland | Sandown |  |
Hamlets and other places
| Name | Civil Parish(es)[2] | Photo |
|---|---|---|
| Adgestone | Brading |  |
| Afton Park | Freshwater |  |
| Alum Bay | Totland |  |
| Alverstone Garden Village | Newchurch |  |
| Apesdown | Newport and Carisbrooke |  |
| Apse Heath | Newchurch |  |
| Ashey | Havenstreet and Ashey |  |
| Atherfield Green | Shorwell |  |
| Bathingbourne | Arreton
Godshill |
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| Berryl | Niton and Whitwell |  |
| Bierley | Niton and Whitwell |  |
| Billingham | Shorwell |  |
| Binfield | Whippingham |  |
| Blackgang | Chale | ![](#/media/File:The_"White_House",_Blackgang,_Isle_of_Wight,_England.jpg) |
| Borthwood | Newchurch |  |
| Branstone | Newchurch |  |
| Brookgreen | Brighstone |  |
| Chale Green | Chale | .jpg) |
| Chessell | Calbourne, Newtown and Porchfield |  |
| Chilton Green | Brighstone |  |
| Cridmore | Chillerton and Gatcombe |  |
| Cross Lane | Newport and Carisbrooke |  |
| Culver Down | Bembridge |  |
| Dallimores | Whippingham |  |
| Downend | Arreton
Havenstreet and Ashey Newport and Carisbrooke |
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| Dunsbury | Brighstone |  |
| Five Houses | Calbourne, Newtown and Porchfield |  |
| Foreland Fields | Bembridge |  |
| Forest Side | Newport and Carisbrooke |  |
| Freshwater Bay | Freshwater | .jpg) |
| Hale Common | Arreton
Newchurch |
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| Hamstead | Shalfleet |  |
| Hillis Corner | Gurnard
Northwood |
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| Hillway | Bembridge |  |
| Horringford | Arreton |  |
| Hulverstone | Brighstone |  |
| Hunny Hill | Newport and Carisbrooke |  |
| Kingates | Niton and Whitwell |  |
| King's Quay | Wootton Bridge
Whippingham |
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| Kingston | Shorwell |  |
| Knighton | Newchurch |  |
| Lane End | Bembridge |  |
| Limerstone | Brighstone
Shorwell |
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| Little Atherfield | Shorwell |  |
| Little Whitehouse | Calbourne, Newtown and Porchfield
Newport and Carisbrooke |
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| Littletown | Havenstreet and Ashey
Newport and Carisbrooke |
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| Locksgreen | Calbourne, Newtown and Porchfield | _(4).JPG) |
| Lower Yard | Godshill |  |
| Luccombe | Shanklin |  |
| Mark's Corner | Calbourne, Newtown and Porchfield
Newport and Carisbrooke |
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| Merrie Gardens | Lake |  |
| Mersley | Newchurch | ![](#/media/File:Mersley_Farm_("Garlic_Farm"),_Isle_of_Wight,_England_01.jpg) |
| Nettlecombe | Niton and Whitwell |  |
| Ninham | Newchurch
Shanklin |
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| Ningwood Common | Shalfleet |  |
| Nunwell | Brading |  |
| Merstone | Arreton |  |
| Pallancegate | Newport and Carisbrooke
Northwood |
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| Plaish | Newport and Carisbrooke |  |
| Princelett | Newchurch |  |
| Pyle | Chale |  |
| Queen's Bower | Newchurch |  |
| Rock | Brighstone |  |
| Rookley Green | Rookley |  |
| Roud | Godshill |  |
| Rowridge | Newport and Carisbrooke | .jpg) |
| Sandford | Godshill |  |
| Shalcombe | Calbourne, Newtown and Porchfield
Shalfleet |
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| Southford | Niton and Whitwell |  |
| Springhill | East Cowes |  |
| Steyne Cross | Bembridge |  |
| Thorncross | Brighstone |  |
| Upton | Havenstreet and Ashey
Ryde |
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| Vittlefields | Newport and Carisbrooke |  |
| Whiteley Bank | Newchurch
Wroxall |
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| Yafford | Shorwell |  |
Chines
| Name | Photo |
|---|---|
| Alum Bay Chine |  |
| Barnes Chine |  |
| Blackgang Chine (destroyed) |  |
| Brambles Chine |  |
| Brook Chine |  |
| Chilton Chine |  |
| Churchill Chine |  |
| Colwell Chine (destroyed)[3] |  |
| Compton Chine |  |
| Cowleaze Chine |  |
| Grange Chine and Marsh Chine |  |
| Ladder Chine (dry)[4] |  |
| Linstone Chine |  |
| Luccombe Chine |  |
| New Chine |  |
| Shanklin Chine |  |
| Shepherd's Chine |  |
| Shippards Chine |  |
| Small Hope Chine (destroyed)[5] |  |
| Old and New Walpen Chine |  |
| Whale Chine |  |
| Widdick Chine |  |
Rivers, streams and brooks
- Atherfield Brook
- Atkies Stream
- Barnfields Stream
- Binstead Stream
- Blackbridge Brook
- Brighstone Brook
- Brook Stream
- Buddle Brook
- Carpenters Lake
- Caul Bourne
- Causeway Lake
- Chillingwood Brook
- Clamerkin Brook
- Clamerkin Lake
- Claybrook Luck
- Corf Lake
- Deadman's Brook
- Dodnor Creek
- Dungewood Brook
- Eastern Yar
- Fairlee Hole
- Great Luck
- Gunville Stream
- Gurnard Luck
- King's Quay
- Little Thorness Stream
- Lower Knighton Brook
- Lukely Brook
- Lucketts Brook
- Medina River
- Merstone Stream
- Mill Race
- Monktonmead Brook
- Newtown Brook
- Newtown River
- Ningwood Brook
- Ningwood Lake
- Palmer's Brook
- Pan Stream
- Parkhurst Stream
- Pell Stream
- Rodge Brook
- Scotchell's Brook
- Shalfleet Lake
- Shorwell Stream
- Springvale Brook
- Spur Lake
- Staplers Stream
- The Brook
- The Old Mill Pond
- The Run
- The Solent (former)
- The Source[6]
- Thorley Brook
- Vicarage Lane Drain
- Western Haven
- Wroxall Stream
- Western Yar
- Wootton Creek[7][8][9][10][11]