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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, 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.[4]
Transport is provided by Southern Vectis route 32 to and from Cowes, and route 1 to Cowes and Newport, Isle of Wight.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Office of National Statistics: QS102EW - Population density Archived 10 January 2020 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 30 May 2017
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ "English Parishes & Welsh Communities N&C 2004". Archived from the original on 9 January 2007. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "Minor Fortifications of the Isle of Wight". Archived from the original on 22 July 2012., 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.
External links
- Gurnard Sailing Club website
- Isle of Wight Council information
- Doughty Newnham Chartered Surveyors website Archived 21 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine
- Photos, accommodation guide, hotels and tourist information
- Gurnard Parish website and information
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