List of places on the Isle of Wight

Newport

Ryde

Brading

Towns on the Isle of Wight

This is a list of towns, villages and hamlets in the county of Isle of Wight, England.

Towns

There are nine main towns, most located along the north and east coasts. 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, five miles north-east, then Southampton, ten miles north of Cowes.

Town	2011 Population^[1]	OS Grid Reference	Post town	Postal code
Brading	1,800	SZ607870	SANDOWN	PO36
Cowes	10,405	SZ496962	COWES	PO31
East Cowes	7,010	SZ502957	EAST COWES	PO32
Newport	25,496	SZ502893	NEWPORT	PO30
Ryde	23,999	SZ591923	RYDE	PO33
Sandown	12,302	SZ600843	SANDOWN	PO36
Shanklin	9,072	SZ584816	SHANKLIN	PO37
Ventnor	5,976	SZ562775	VENTNOR	PO38
Yarmouth	865	SZ356896	YARMOUTH	PO41

Villages


Name	Civil Parish(es)^[2]	Photo
Afton	Freshwater
Alverstone	Brading Newchurch
Appley	Ryde
Arreton	Arreton
Barton	Newport and Carisbrooke
Bembridge	Bembridge
Blackwater	Arreton
Bonchurch	Ventnor
Brighstone	Brighstone
Brook	Brighstone
Calbourne	Calbourne, Newtown and Porchfield
Carisbrooke	Newport and Carisbrooke
Chale	Chale
Chillerton	Chillerton and Gatcombe
Clatterford	Newport and Carisbrooke
Cranmore	Shalfleet
Easton	Freshwater
Egypt Point	Cowes
Elmfield	Ryde
Fishbourne	Fishbourne
Freshwater	Freshwater
Gatcombe	Chillerton and Gatcombe
Godshill	Godshill
Gunville	Newport and Carisbrooke
Gurnard	Gurnard
Havenstreet	Havenstreet and Ashey
Haylands	Ryde
Kite Hill	Fishbourne
Lake	Lake
Lowtherville	Ventnor
Mottistone	Brighstone
Moortown	Brighstone
Morton	Brading
Nettlestone	Nettlestone and Seaview
Newbridge	Shalfleet
Newtown	Calbourne, Newtown and Porchfield
Niton	Niton and Whitwell
Northwood	Northwood
Norton	Freshwater
Norton Green	Freshwater
Oakfield	Ryde
Osborne	East Cowes
Pan	Newport and Carisbrooke
Parkhurst	Newport and Carisbrooke
Pelhamfield	Ryde
Pondwell	Nettlestone and Seaview
Porchfield	Calbourne, Newtown and Porchfield
Pound Green	Freshwater
Puckaster	Niton and Whitwell
Puckpool	Ryde
Quarr Hill	Ryde
Rew Street	Gurnard
Rookley	Rookley
Sandy Way	Shorwell
School Green	Freshwater
Seaview	Nettlestone and Seaview
Shalfleet	Shalfleet
Shide	Newport and Carisbrooke
Shorwell	Shorwell
Spring Vale	Nettlestone and Seaview
Staplers	Newport and Carisbrooke
Steephill	Ventnor
St Helens	St Helens
St John's Park	Ryde
St Lawrence	Ventnor
Swanmore	Ryde
Totland	Totland
Weeks	Ryde
Whippingham	Whippingham
Whitwell	Niton and Whitwell
Winford	Newchurch
Woodside	Wootton Bridge
Wootton	Wootton Bridge
Wootton Bridge	Wootton Bridge
Wroxall	Wroxall
Yarbridge	Brading
Yaverland	Sandown

Hamlets and other places


Name	Civil Parish(es)^[2]	Photo
Adgestone	Brading
Afton Park	Freshwater
Alum Bay	Totland
Alverstone Garden Village	Newchurch
Apesdown	Newport and Carisbrooke
Apse Heath	Newchurch
Ashey	Havenstreet and Ashey
Atherfield Green	Shorwell
Bathingbourne	Arreton Godshill
Berryl	Niton and Whitwell
Bierley	Niton and Whitwell
Billingham	Shorwell
Binfield	Whippingham
Borthwood	Newchurch
Branstone	Newchurch
Brookgreen	Brighstone
Chessell	Calbourne, Newtown and Porchfield
Chilton Green	Brighstone
Cridmore	Chillerton and Gatcombe
Cross Lane	Newport and Carisbrooke
Culver Down	Bembridge
Dallimores	Whippingham
Downend	Arreton Havenstreet and Ashey Newport and Carisbrooke
Dunsbury	Brighstone
Five Houses	Calbourne, Newtown and Porchfield
Foreland Fields	Bembridge
Forest Side	Newport and Carisbrooke
Freshwater Bay	Freshwater
Hale Common	Arreton Newchurch
Hamstead	Shalfleet
Hillis Corner	Gurnard Northwood
Hillway	Bembridge
Horringford	Arreton
Hulverstone	Brighstone
Hunny Hill	Newport and Carisbrooke
Kingates	Niton and Whitwell
King's Quay	Wootton Bridge Whippingham
Kingston	Shorwell
Knighton	Newchurch
Lane End	Bembridge
Limerstone	Brighstone Shorwell
Little Atherfield	Shorwell
Little Whitehouse	Calbourne, Newtown and Porchfield Newport and Carisbrooke
Littletown	Havenstreet and Ashey Newport and Carisbrooke
Locksgreen	Calbourne, Newtown and Porchfield
Lower Yard	Godshill
Merrie Gardens	Lake
Mersley	Newchurch
Nettlecombe	Niton and Whitwell
Ninham	Newchurch Shanklin
Ningwood Common	Shalfleet
Nunwell	Brading
Pallancegate	Newport and Carisbrooke Northwood
Plaish	Newport and Carisbrooke
Princelett	Newchurch
Pyle	Chale
Queen's Bower	Newchurch
Rock	Brighstone
Rookley Green	Rookley
Roud	Godshill
Rowridge	Newport and Carisbrooke
Sandford	Godshill
Shalcombe	Calbourne, Newtown and Porchfield Shalfleet
Southford	Niton and Whitwell
Springhill	East Cowes
Steyne Cross	Bembridge
Thorncross	Brighstone
Upton	Havenstreet and Ashey Ryde
Vittlefields	Newport and Carisbrooke
Whiteley Bank	Newchurch Wroxall
Yafford	Shorwell

Chines


Name	Photo
Alum Bay Chine
Barnes Chine
Blackgang Chine (destroyed)
Brambles Chine
Brook Chine
Chilton Chine
Churchill Chine
Colwell Chine (destroyed)^[3]
Compton Chine
Cowleaze Chine
Grange Chine and Marsh Chine
Ladder Chine (dry)^[4]
Linstone Chine
Luccombe Chine
New Chine
Shanklin Chine
Shepherd's Chine
Shippards Chine
Small Hope Chine (destroyed)^[5]
Old and New Walpen Chine
Whale Chine
Widdick Chine

Rivers, streams and brooks

References

^ "Nomis Official Labour Market Statistics". UK Office for National Statistics.
^ ^a ^b Brinkhoff, Thomas. "Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". City Population.
^ "NW Coast Chines". islandrivers.org.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
^ "Whale Chine, Ladder Chine & Walpen Chine". islandrivers.org.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
^ "Small Hope Chine & Shanklin Chine". islandrivers.org.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
^ Mills, A.D (1996). The Place-Names of the Isle of Wight. Shaun Tyas.
^ Club, Saturday Walkers. "Great Britain Road Atlas - SWC". Saturday Walkers Club. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
^ "Island Rivers – All about rivers on the Isle of Wight". islandrivers.org.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2026.

External links

Map of places on the Isle of Wight compiled from this list
Isle of Wight Towns & Villages, Isle of Wight Time, Greenwich Mean Time website
Place Name Index, Wightcam- Photographically Illustrated Walks on the Isle of Wight
The Villages and Towns of the Isle of Wight, Southern Life (UK) website; History of the Villages of Hampshire, Dorset and Isle of Wight Counties.

[1] "Nomis Official Labour Market Statistics". UK Office for National Statistics.

[:1-2] Brinkhoff, Thomas. "Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". City Population.

[3] "NW Coast Chines". islandrivers.org.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2026.

[4] "Whale Chine, Ladder Chine & Walpen Chine". islandrivers.org.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2026.

[5] "Small Hope Chine & Shanklin Chine". islandrivers.org.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2026.

[:0-6] Mills, A.D (1996). The Place-Names of the Isle of Wight. Shaun Tyas.

[7] Club, Saturday Walkers. "Great Britain Road Atlas - SWC". Saturday Walkers Club. Retrieved 6 November 2025.

[8] "Island Rivers – All about rivers on the Isle of Wight". islandrivers.org.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2026.

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v t e Settlements on the Isle of Wight
Towns	Brading Cowes East Cowes Newport Ryde Sandown Shanklin Ventnor Yarmouth
Other civil parishes	Arreton Bembridge Brighstone Calbourne, Newtown and Porchfield Chale Chillerton and Gatcombe Fishbourne Freshwater Godshill Gurnard Havenstreet and Ashey Lake Nettlestone and Seaview Newchurch Newport and Carisbrooke Niton and Whitwell Northwood Rookley Shalfleet Shorwell St Helens Totland Whippingham Wootton Bridge Wroxall
Other villages and hamlets	Adgestone Afton Afton Park Alum Bay Alverstone Alverstone Garden Village Apesdown Apse Heath Ashey Barton Bathingbourne Bierley Binfield Binstead Blackgang Blackwater Bonchurch Bouldnor Borthwood Bowcombe Branstone Brook Calbourne Carisbrooke Chale Green Chessell Chillerton Cranmore Cross Lane Culver Down Downend Easton Egypt Point Elmfield Fairlee Five Houses Foreland Fields Forest Side Freshwater Bay Great Thorness Gunville Hale Common Hamstead Havenstreet Haylands Hillway Horringford Hulverstone Hunny Hill King's Quay Kingston Knighton Limerstone Little Atherfield Little Thorness Littletown Locksgreen Lowtherville Luccombe Marks Corner Mersley Merstone Moortown Morton Mottistone Nettlecombe Newbridge Newtown Ningwood Ninham Niton Niton Undercliff Norton Norton Green Nunwell Oakfield Osborne Parkhurst Pondwell Porchfield Princelett Puckaster Puckpool Quarr Hill Queen's Bower Rew Street Rookley Green Roud Rowridge St Lawrence Sandford Seagrove Bay Shalcombe Shide Staplers Steephill Steyne Cross Thorley Thorley Street Thorncross Totland Bay Upper Ventnor Wellow Westridge Whiteley Bank Whitwell Winford Wootton Wootton Common Yafford Yarbridge Yaverland
See also	List of places on the Isle of Wight List of civil parishes on the Isle of Wight