List of civil parishes on the Isle of Wight

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This is a list of civil parishes in the ceremonial county of Isle of Wight, England. There are 33 civil parishes.

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Isle of Wight

The whole of the county is parished.

Civil ParishArea
km2		 Population
Census
2011-03-27 		Density
Arreton 219.335498851.10
Bembridge 29.12783688404.04
Brading (town) 214.26212034142.62
Brighstone 219.7665160381.10
Calbourne, Newtown and Porchfield 2 [1] [2] 31.480088628.14
Chale 28.904663971.76
Cowes (town) 12.8002104053715.81
East Cowes (town) 15.092473141436.26
Fishbourne 4 [3] 2.1820754345.55
Freshwater 214.48465369370.67
Chillerton and Gatcombe 2 [4] 11.246442237.52
Godshill 219.7930145973.71
Gurnard 14.08631682411.62
Havenstreet and Ashey 34 [3] 12.269273760.07
Lake 52.430151172105.67
Nettlestone and Seaview 45.39882549472.14
Newchurch 216.02332622163.64
Newport and Carisbrooke 3 [5] [6] 54.443925496468.30
Niton and Whitwell 212.91742082161.18
Northwood 1 [5] 5.56442311415.32
Rookley 23.8297638166.59
Ryde (town) 4 [5] 10.1080239992374.26
Sandown (town) 54.244571851692.78
Shalfleet 220.3448154675.99
Shanklin (town) 57.721990721174.84
Shorwell 219.355867034.61
St Helens 41.88171213644.63
Totland 25.34792927547.32
Ventnor (town) 68.19795976728.97
Whippingham 1 [5] 6.2232787126.46
Wootton Bridge 37.00443477496.40
Wroxall 67.52861753232.85
Yarmouth (town) 26.7642865127.88
Isle of Wight380.1610138265363.70

Notes

  1. Formerly Cowes Urban District [7]
  2. Formerly Isle of Wight Rural District [8]
  3. Formerly Newport Municipal Borough, [9] also formerly Newport Parish Council. [6]
  4. Formerly Ryde Municipal Borough [10]
  5. Formerly Sandown-Shanklin Urban District [11]
  6. Formerly Ventnor Urban District [12]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Calbourne, Newtown and Porchfield". Mapit. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  2. ↑ Toogood, Darren (19 May 2019). "Calbourne Parish Council name change agreed". Island Echo. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  3. 1 2 The Isle of Wight (Parish Electoral Arrangements) Order 2006 Archived 2 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "The Isle of Wight Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2011" (PDF). Lgbce. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "The Isle of Wight (Parishes) Order 2008" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  6. 1 2 "Newport Parish Council changes name to include Carisbrooke". Isle of Wight County Press. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  7. ↑ "A Vision of Britain Through Time : Cowes Urban District". Visionofbritain.org.uk. Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  8. ↑ "A Vision of Britain Through Time : Isle of Wight Rural District". Visionofbritain.org.uk. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  9. ↑ "A Vision of Britain Through Time : Newport Municipal Borough". Visionofbritain.org.uk. Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  10. ↑ "A Vision of Britain Through Time : Ryde Municipal Borough". Visionofbritain.org.uk. Archived from the original on 25 December 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  11. ↑ "A Vision of Britain Through Time : Sandown-Shanklin Urban District". Visionofbritain.org.uk. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  12. ↑ "A Vision of Britain Through Time : Ventnor Urban District". Visionofbritain.org.uk. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
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