List of settlements on the Isle of Wight by population
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This is a list of towns and villages in the
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Towns

There are nine main towns, most located along the north and east coasts. By greater area population, Ryde is the largest with a population of 32,072. Newport is the centrally located county town, with an area population of 25,496. Most settlements link to Newport by road, which is a hub for island services. There are no settlements with city status; the nearest city is
Portsmouth Portsmouth ( ) is a port and city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. The city of Portsmouth has been a unitary authority since 1 April 1997 and is administered by Portsmouth City Council. Portsmouth is the most dens ...
, five miles north-east, then
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, ten miles north of Cowes.


Villages

Places that describe themselves as villages are as follows: Image:Thatched cottages in Godshill.JPG, Godshill Image:Whitwell Church.JPG, Whitwell Image:Brighstone Village.jpg, Brighstone Image:Chale Church.jpg, Chale


Hamlets and other places


See also

*
List of United Kingdom locations A gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's county, unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates. __NOTOC__ ;Location names beginning with A: * Location names beginning with Aa–Ak * Location nam ...
* List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest on the Isle of Wight * List of places in England


References


External links


Map of places on the Isle of Wight compiled from this listGreenwich Mean Time
website

Wightcam- Photographically Illustrated Walks on the Isle of Wight

History of the Villages of Hampshire, Dorset and Isle of Wight Counties. {{Settlements on the Isle of Wight *List of places
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Places Place may refer to: Geography * Place (United States Census Bureau), defined as any concentration of population ** Census-designated place, a populated area lacking its own municipal government * "Place", a type of street or road name ** Ofte ...