Gurnard, Isle of Wight
Gurnard is a village and civil parish [3] on the Isle of Wight, two miles to the west of Cowes. Gurnard sits on the edge of Gurnard Bay, used by the Gurnard Sailing Club.
| Gurnard | |
 Gurnard beachfront |
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| Area | 4.0863 km2 (1.5777 sq mi) [1] |
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| Population | 1,682 (2011 census including Rew Street)[2] |
| - Density | 412/km2 (1,070/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | SZ478946 |
| Civil parish | Gurnard |
| Unitary authority | Isle of Wight |
| Ceremonial county | Isle of Wight |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | COWES |
| Postcode district | PO31 |
| Dialling code | 01983 |
| Police | Hampshire |
| Fire | Isle of Wight |
| Ambulance | Isle of Wight |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Isle of Wight |
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Gurnard's main street features a pub (Portland Inn), Doughty Newnham Chartered Surveyors office (a company of measurers and mapmakers), a few shops, and a few houses. The west end of the beach is called Gurnard Marsh and there is a stream called "The Luck" flows into the Solent.
A fort known as Gurnard Fort was built on a coastal high point west of Gurnard Marsh about 1600. The land washed away into the ocean, however, and the remains of the fort were lost and forgotten until a nearby Roman home was dug up in 1864, when the fort was found.[4]
Transport is provided by the former Wightbus route 32 to and from Cowes, now run by Southern Vectis. There is no longer a direct service to Newport, Isle of Wight.[5]
References
- ↑ Office of National Statistics: QS102EW - Population density retrieved 30 May 2017
- ↑ Civil Parish population 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ↑ English Parishes & Welsh Communities N&C 2004 Archived 9 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ 'Minor Fortifications of the Isle of Wight'., Rob Martin, March 2006[dead link]
- ↑ Isle of Wight Council press release - "IW Council Steps In To Preserve Bus Routes" Archived 21 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 31 August 2008.