Gurnard, Isle of Wight

Gurnard
Gurnard
	Gurnard beachfront
	Gurnard Location within the Isle of Wight
Area	4.0863 km2 (1.5777 sq mi)
Population	1,682 (2011 census including Rew Street)
• Density	412/km2 (1,070/sq mi)
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 and Isle of Wight
Fire	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance	Isle of Wight
UK Parliament	Isle of Wight West;
	List of places UK England Isle of Wight 50°45′18″N 1°19′16″W / 50.755°N 1.321°W

Gurnard is a village and civil parish^[3] 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), 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.^[4]

Transport is provided by Southern Vectis route 32 to and from Cowes, and route 1 to Cowes and Newport, Isle of Wight.^[5]

References

^ Office of National Statistics: QS102EW - Population density Archived 10 January 2020 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 30 May 2017
^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
^ "English Parishes & Welsh Communities N&C 2004". Archived from the original on 9 January 2007. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
^ "Minor Fortifications of the Isle of Wight". Archived from the original on 22 July 2012., Rob Martin, March 2006^{[dead link]}
^ Isle of Wight Council press release - "IW Council Steps In To Preserve Bus Routes" Archived 21 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 31 August 2008.

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[1] Office of National Statistics: QS102EW - Population density Archived 10 January 2020 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 30 May 2017

[2] "Civil Parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2015.

[3] "English Parishes & Welsh Communities N&C 2004". Archived from the original on 9 January 2007. Retrieved 30 March 2021.

[4] "Minor Fortifications of the Isle of Wight". Archived from the original on 22 July 2012., Rob Martin, March 2006^{[dead link]}

[5] Isle of Wight Council press release - "IW Council Steps In To Preserve Bus Routes" Archived 21 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 31 August 2008.

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v t e Ceremonial county of Isle of Wight
Unitary authorities	Isle of Wight Council
Major settlements (cities in italics)	Brading Cowes East Cowes Newport Ryde Sandown Shanklin Ventnor Yarmouth See also: List of civil parishes in Isle of Wight
Rivers	Buddle Brook Caul Bourne Medina Newtown Solent Wootton Creek Eastern Yar Western Yar
Topics	Flag People Parliamentary constituencies Politics Culture Education Sport Schools Places Places of worship (current) Places of worship (former) Country houses Grade I listed buildings SSSIs History Lord Lieutenants High Sheriffs Museums Transport Dinosaurs

v t e Settlements on the Isle of Wight
Towns	Brading Cowes East Cowes Newport Ryde Sandown Shanklin Ventnor Yarmouth
Other civil parishes	Arreton Bembridge Brighstone Calbourne, Newtown and Porchfield Chale Chillerton and Gatcombe Fishbourne Freshwater Godshill Gurnard Havenstreet and Ashey Lake Nettlestone and Seaview Newchurch Newport and Carisbrooke Niton and Whitwell Northwood Rookley Shalfleet Shorwell St Helens Totland Whippingham Wootton Bridge Wroxall
Other villages and hamlets	Adgestone Afton Afton Park Alum Bay Alverstone Alverstone Garden Village Apesdown Apse Heath Ashey Barton Bathingbourne Bierley Binfield Binstead Blackgang Blackwater Bonchurch Bouldnor Borthwood Bowcombe Branstone Brook Calbourne Carisbrooke Chale Green Chessell Chillerton Cranmore Cross Lane Culver Down Downend Easton Egypt Point Elmfield Fairlee Five Houses Foreland Fields Forest Side Freshwater Bay Great Thorness Gunville Hale Common Hamstead Havenstreet Haylands Hillway Horringford Hulverstone Hunny Hill King's Quay Kingston Knighton Limerstone Little Atherfield Little Thorness Littletown Locksgreen Lowtherville Luccombe Marks Corner Mersley Merstone Moortown Morton Mottistone Nettlecombe Newbridge Newtown Ningwood Ninham Niton Niton Undercliff Norton Norton Green Nunwell Oakfield Osborne Parkhurst Pondwell Porchfield Princelett Puckaster Puckpool Quarr Hill Queen's Bower Rew Street Rookley Green Roud Rowridge St Lawrence Sandford Seagrove Bay Shalcombe Shide Staplers Steephill Steyne Cross Thorley Thorley Street Thorncross Totland Bay Upper Ventnor Wellow Westridge Whiteley Bank Whitwell Winford Wootton Wootton Common Yafford Yarbridge Yaverland
See also	List of places on the Isle of Wight List of civil parishes on the Isle of Wight

Gurnard
Gurnard beachfront
Gurnard Location within the Isle of Wight
Area	4.0863 km² (1.5777 sq mi) ^[1]
Population	1,682 (2011 census including Rew Street)^[2]
• Density	412/km² (1,070/sq mi)
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 and Isle of Wight
Fire	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance	Isle of Wight

UK Parliament	Isle of Wight West
List of places UK England Isle of Wight 50°45′18″N 1°19′16″W / 50.755°N 1.321°W / 50.755; -1.321

Gurnard, Isle of Wight

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