Gurnard, Isle of Wight
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| Population | 1,682 (2011)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | SZ478946 |
| Civil parish | Gurnard |
| Unitary authority | Isle of Wight |
| Ceremonial county | Isle of Wight |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | COWES |
| Postcode district | PO31 |
| Dialling code | 01983 |
| Police | Hampshire |
| Fire | Isle of Wight |
| Ambulance | Isle of Wight |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Isle of Wight |
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Gurnard is a village and civil parish[2] on the Isle of Wight, two miles to the west of Cowes. Gurnard sits on the edge of Gurnard Bay, enjoyed by the Gurnard Sailing Club.
Gurnard's main street features a pub (Portland Inn), Doughty Newnham Chartered Surveyors office, a few shops and a few houses. The west end of the beach is Gurnard Marsh and a stream called "The Luck" which discharges into the Solent.
A fortification known as Gurnard Fort was built on a headland west of Gurnard Marsh about 1600. The land was eroded, however, and all traces disappeared until an archaeological excavation of a Roman villa in 1864 uncovered traces of Gurnard Fort as well.[3]
Transport is provided by the former Wightbus route 32 to and from Cowes, now run by Southern Vectis. There is no longer a direct service to Newport.[4]
See also
References
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- ↑ English Parishes & Welsh Communities N&C 2004
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., Rob Martin, March 2006[dead link]
- ↑ Isle of Wight Council press release - "IW Council Steps In To Preserve Bus Routes" Accessed 31 August 2008.
External links
- Gurnard Sailing Club website
- Isle of Wight Council information
- Doughty Newnham Chartered Surveyors website
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