Nettlestone and Seaview

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Nettlestone and Seaview
Civil parish
Nettlestone, Isle of Wight, UK.jpg
Nettlestone
Coordinates: 50°42′55″N1°06′49″W / 50.71528°N 1.11361°W / 50.71528; -1.11361
CountryEngland
Primary council Isle of Wight
StatusParish
Main settlements Nettlestone and Seaview
Area
[1]
  Total5.3988 km2 (2.0845 sq mi)
Population
[2]
  Total2,549
  Density470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Website [3]

Nettlestone and Seaview is a civil parish [4] and electoral ward on the Isle of Wight. It contains the villages of Nettlestone and Seaview.

Contents

Public Transport is provided by Southern Vectis bus route 8, which operates between Ryde, and Newport via Bembridge and Sandown. [5]

History

The parish was formed from the unparished area of Ryde on 1 April 1989 as "Seaview", [6] the parish was then renamed to "Nettlestone and Seaview" on 15 May 1989. [7] [8]

Freedom of the Parish

The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Parish of Nettlestone and Seaview.

Individuals


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References

  1. Office of National Statistics: QS102EW - Population density retrieved 30 May 2017
  2. "Ward/Civil Parish population 2011" . Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  3. "Nettlestone and Seaview Parish Council Website". Nettlestone and Seaview Parish Council. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  4. Parish Council
  5. Southern Vectis bus routes [ permanent dead link ]
  6. "The Medina (Parish of Seaview) Order 1988" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England . Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  7. "Isle of Wight Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  8. "Isle of Wight". Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  9. Marriott, Alan (14 November 2022). "Isle of Wight D-Day veteran given freedom of twin villages". The Isle of Wight County Press. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  10. Hadfield, Harriet (14 November 2022). "Freedom of the Parish of Nettlestone and Seaview bestowed on D-Day veteran". On The Wight. Retrieved 21 November 2022.