Gurnard, Isle of Wight

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Gurnard
Civil parish
Status: Parish
Population:
Administration
Primary council: Isle of Wight
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Gurnard is a village and civil parish[1] 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.[2]

Transport is provided by Southern Vectis bus route 27 to Cowes and 28 to Newport.[3][4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ English Parishes & Welsh Communities N&C 2004
  2. ^ Minor Fortifications of the Isle of Wight, Rob Martin, March 2006
  3. ^ Southern Vectis - bus route 27. www.islandbuses.info (2008). Retrieved on 2008-05-04.
  4. ^ Southern Vectis - bus route 28. www.islandbuses.info (2008). Retrieved on 2008-05-04.

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Coordinates: 50°45′N 1°19′W / 50.75, -1.317

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