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.

Contents

Isle of Wight

The whole of the county is parished.

Civil Parish [1] Area
(km2) [1]
Population (2011

Census) [1]

Population (2021

Census) [1]

Density (km2) [1] Population change (2011-2021)
Arreton 219.359881,03753.59+0.49%
Bembridge 29.123,6883,561390.4-0.35%
Brading (town) 214.272,0342,167151.8+0.64%
Brighstone 219.591,6031,58480.86-0.12%
Calbourne, Newtown and Porchfield 2 [2] [3] 31.2388681926.22-0.78%
Chale 28.8963962069.71-0.3%
Chillerton and Gatcombe 2 [4] 11.246442242637.85+0.09%
Cowes (town) 12.810,40510,4503,725+0.04%
East Cowes (town) 15.097,3148,4281,655+1.4%
Fishbourne 4 [5] 2.18754738377.4-0.21%
Freshwater 214.495,3695,646389.7+0.51%
Godshill 219.811,4591,48675.02+0.18%
Gurnard 14.081,6822,088510.7+2.88%
Havenstreet and Ashey 34 [5] 12.2873775961.82+0.3%
Lake 52.435,1174,9802,044-0.27%
Nettlestone and Seaview 45.42,5492,522466.4-0.11%
Newchurch 216.032,6222,635164.3+0.05%
Newport and Carisbrooke 3 [6] [7] 54.4825,49626,376484.2+0.34%
Niton and Whitwell 212.922,0822,154166.7+0.34
Northwood 1 [6] 5.562,3112,279409.2-0.14%
Rookley 23.83638607158.4-0.5%
Ryde (town) 4 [6] 10.108023,99924,0962,365+0.04%
Sandown (town) 54.267,1857,1251,671-0.08%
Shalfleet 220.291,5461,62780.18+0.51%
Shanklin (town) 57.79,0729,1231,184+0.06%
Shorwell 219.3367069035.7+0.3%
St Helens 41.91,2131,242653.8+0.24%
Totland 25.352,9272,960552.4+0.11%
Ventnor (town) 68.225,9765,567677.2-0.71%
Whippingham 1 [6] 6.21787850136.7+0.77%
Wootton Bridge 36.983,4773,389485.5-0.26%
Wroxall 67.531,7531,709226.8-0.25%
Yarmouth (town) 26.76865726107.3-1.7%
Isle of Wight380.2138,265140,459369.5+0.16%

Notes

  1. Formerly Cowes Urban District [8]
  2. Formerly Isle of Wight Rural District [9]
  3. Formerly Newport Municipal Borough, [10] also formerly Newport Parish Council. [7]
  4. Formerly Ryde Municipal Borough [11]
  5. Formerly Sandown-Shanklin Urban District [12]
  6. Formerly Ventnor Urban District [13]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  2. "Calbourne, Newtown and Porchfield". Mapit. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  3. Toogood, Darren (19 May 2019). "Calbourne Parish Council name change agreed". Island Echo. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  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 The Isle of Wight (Parish Electoral Arrangements) Order 2006 Archived 2 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  6. 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.
  7. 1 2 "Newport Parish Council changes name to include Carisbrooke". Isle of Wight County Press. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  8. "A Vision of Britain Through Time : Cowes Urban District". Visionofbritain.org.uk. Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  9. "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.
  10. "A Vision of Britain Through Time : Newport Municipal Borough". Visionofbritain.org.uk. Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  11. "A Vision of Britain Through Time : Ryde Municipal Borough". Visionofbritain.org.uk. Archived from the original on 25 December 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  12. "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.
  13. "A Vision of Britain Through Time : Ventnor Urban District". Visionofbritain.org.uk. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2012.