Five Houses, Isle of Wight

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Five Houses
Location within the Isle of Wight
OS grid reference SZ429877
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town NEWPORT
Postcode district PO30
Dialling code 01983
Police Hampshire
Fire Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance Isle of Wight
UK Parliament
List of places
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England
Isle of Wight
50°41′15″N1°23′43″W / 50.687602°N 1.395238°W / 50.687602; -1.395238 Coordinates: 50°41′15″N1°23′43″W / 50.687602°N 1.395238°W / 50.687602; -1.395238

Five Houses is a hamlet on the Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England. The settlement is in the civil parish of Calbourne, Newtown and Porchfield.

The hamlet lies to the south of the A3054 road, near to the larger village of Calbourne. Five Houses is approximately 4.5 miles (7.2 km) west of Newport.


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