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St Peter's Church, Havenstreet The Isle of Wight Steam Railway is located in Havenstreet, running trains throughout the summer and Christmas seasons between Wootton and Smallbrook . The Train Story museum provides tourists with a history of the Island's railways.
It opened in 1875 [1] and was an intermediate stop on (successively) the Ryde and Newport Railway, Isle of Wight Central Railway, Southern Railway [2] and British Rail-being renamed Havenstreet in 1958. [3] It closed on 21 February 1966 [4] but re-opened as the headquarters of the Isle of Wight Steam Railway in 1971.
The Isle of Wight Steam Railway is a heritage railway on the Isle of Wight. The railway passes through 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (9 km) of countryside from Smallbrook Junction [ 1 ] to Wootton station, [ 2 ] passing through the small village of Havenstreet , where the line has a station , headquarters and a depot.
The ecclesiastical parish of St Peter, Haven Street was formed from parts of the parishes of Arreton and Newchurch in 1853. [2] The churchyard contains Commonwealth war graves of two Hampshire Regiment soldiers who served during World War I. [3]
Haven Street Manor (also Hethenstreet) is a manor house on the Isle of Wight, situated at Havenstreet within the Newchurch parish. History It may ...
The Isle of Wight (/waɪt/ WYTE) ... Source: Met Office Climate Averages, St Catherines Point, 1991–2020 ... Ventnor Haven is a small harbour.
In 1980, it was brought for a price of £2 by a private owner and was given to the Isle of Wight Council who cosmetically restored it. It went to the Cothy Bottom Heritage Centre, Newport Quay and the Isle of Wight Bus Museum before being put away out of the public view. In 2018, ownership was transferred to the Isle of Wight Steam Railway (IOWSR).
Map of places on the Isle of Wight compiled from this list; Isle of Wight Towns & Villages, Isle of Wight Time, Greenwich Mean Time website; Place Name Index, Wightcam- Photographically Illustrated Walks on the Isle of Wight; The Villages and Towns of the Isle of Wight, Southern Life (UK) website; History of the Villages of Hampshire, Dorset ...