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Newport and Carisbrooke, formerly just Newport, is a civil parish on the Isle of Wight, in the county of the Isle of Wight, England.The parish includes the settlements of Newport, Carisbrooke, Apesdown, Barton, Bowcombe, Clatterford, Cross Lane, Fairlee, Forest Side, Gunville, Hunny Hill, Pan, Parkhurst, Rowridge, Shide and Staplers.
Geographically located in the centre of the Isle of Wight, at 50.701°N, 1.2883°W, Newport is the principal town on the island. It has public transport connections with all the island's major towns. It serves as the island's main shopping centre and location for public services.
One of the Wightlink FastCats which provide a high-speed ferry service between Portsmouth and Ryde A Southern Vectis Scania OmniDekka bus at Newport bus station. The Isle of Wight has 489 miles (787 km) of roadway. It does not have a motorway, although there is a short stretch of dual carriageway towards the north of Newport near the hospital ...
The Quay Arts Centre is located at the head of the River Medina, in Newport in the centre of the Isle of Wight. It is the island's leading art gallery and venue for live events. It is the island's leading art gallery and venue for live events.
Priory Bay is a small privately owned bay on the northeast coast of the Isle of Wight, England.It lies 3 ⁄ 4 mile (1.2 km) to the east of Nettlestone village and another 3 ⁄ 4 mile along the coast from Seaview. [1]
It was home to Newport (IOW) F.C. and the Isle of Wight official football team, which represents the Isle of Wight at the bi-annual island games. The ground opened in 1988. The ground opened in 1988. The record attendance at the stadium was 3,112 in a pre-season friendly match against Portsmouth F.C. in 2007.
Seaclose Park is the site of the revived Isle of Wight Festival and as such, it has received great publicity and investment to maintain its condition for the festival. [ citation needed ] For 16 December 2009, the park was transformed to a Winter Wonderland after coming top in a competition held by Nokia , with nearly 2,400 votes to have it ...
Victoria Recreation Ground is a park located on Recreation Ground Road, just off Carisbrooke Road, in Newport, on the Isle of Wight, England. It was opened in 1902. It was opened in 1902. The park comprises a cricket pitch, tennis courts, petanque terrain, pavilion and a sports hall.