Country: | England |
Official Name: | Gurnard |
Civil Parish: | Gurnard |
Coordinates: | 50.755°N -1.321°W |
Area Total Km2: | 4.0863 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Population: | 1,682 |
Population Ref: | (2011 census including Rew Street)[2] |
Unitary England: | Isle of Wight |
Map Type: | Isle of Wight |
Lieutenancy England: | Isle of Wight |
Region: | South East England |
Constituency Westminster: | Isle of Wight West |
Post Town: | COWES |
Postcode District: | PO31 |
Postcode Area: | PO |
Dial Code: | 01983 |
Os Grid Reference: | SZ478946 |
Static Image Name: | File:Gurnard beachfront, IW, UK.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | Gurnard beachfront |
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]