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2. Isle of Wight - Wikipedia

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   The Isle of Wight ( /waɪt/ WYTE) is an island, English county and unitary authority in the English Channel, 2 to 5 miles (3 to 8 kilometres) off the coast of Hampshire, across the Solent. It is the largest and second-most populous island in England. Referred to as "The Island" by residents, [4] the Isle of Wight has resorts that have been ...

3. History of the Isle of Wight - Wikipedia

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   The Isle of Wight Festival was a very large rock festival that took place near Afton Down, West Wight in 1970, following two smaller concerts in 1968 and 1969. The 1970 show was notable both as one of the last public performances by Jimi Hendrix and for the number of attendees, reaching by some estimates 600,000. [55]

4. Dinosaurs of the Isle of Wight - Wikipedia

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   The Isle of Wight is one of the richest dinosaur localities in Europe, with over 20 species of dinosaur having been recognised from the early Cretaceous Period (in particular between 132 and 110 million years ago ), some of which were first identified on the island, as well as the contemporary non-dinosaurian species of crocodile, turtle and ...

5. Isle of Wight travel guide: Where to eat, drink, walk and ...

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   May 10, 2024 at 12:39 PM. The Needles are one of the Isle of Wight icons (Getty Images/iStockphoto) If you set sail from England ’s southern shore to the quietly cool Isle of Wight, you’ll ...

6. Freshwater, Isle of Wight - Wikipedia

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   Freshwater town centre. Freshwater is a large village and civil parish [3] [4] at the western end of the Isle of Wight, England. The southern, coastal part of the village is Freshwater Bay, named for the adjacent small cove. [5] Freshwater sits at the western end of the region known as the Back of the Wight or the West Wight, a popular tourist ...

7. Yarmouth Castle - Wikipedia

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   Yarmouth Castle. /  50.706667°N 1.500278°W  / 50.706667; -1.500278. Yarmouth Castle is an artillery fort built by Henry VIII in 1547 to protect Yarmouth Harbour on the Isle of Wight from the threat of French attack. Just under 100 feet (30 m) across, the square castle was initially equipped with 15 artillery guns and a garrison of 20 men.