List of civil parishes on the Isle of Wight explained

This is a list of civil parishes in the ceremonial county of Isle of Wight, England. There are 33 civil parishes.

Isle of Wight

The whole of the county is parished.

Civil Parish	Area km^2	Population Census 2011-03-27	Density
Arreton ^2	19.3354	988	51.10
Bembridge ^2	9.1278	3688	404.04
Brading (town) ^2	14.2621	2034	142.62
Brighstone ^2	19.7665	1603	81.10
Calbourne, Newtown and Porchfield ^2^[1] ^[2]	31.4800	886	28.14
Chale ^2	8.9046	639	71.76
Cowes (town) ^1	2.8002	10405	3715.81
East Cowes (town) ^1	5.0924	7314	1436.26
Fishbourne ^4 ^[3]	2.1820	754	345.55
Freshwater ^2	14.4846	5369	370.67
Chillerton and Gatcombe ^2 ^[4]	11.2464	422	37.52
Godshill ^2	19.7930	1459	73.71
Gurnard ^1	4.0863	1682	411.62
Havenstreet and Ashey ^3 ^4	12.2692	737	60.07
Lake ^5	2.4301	5117	2105.67
Nettlestone and Seaview ^4	5.3988	2549	472.14
Newchurch ^2	16.0233	2622	163.64
Newport and Carisbrooke ^3 ^[5] ^[6]	54.4439	25496	468.30
Niton and Whitwell ^2	12.9174	2082	161.18
Northwood ^1	5.5644	2311	415.32
Rookley ^2	3.8297	638	166.59
Ryde (town) ^4	10.1080	23999	2374.26
Sandown (town) ^5	4.2445	7185	1692.78
Shalfleet ^2	20.3448	1546	75.99
Shanklin (town) ^5	7.7219	9072	1174.84
Shorwell ^2	19.3558	670	34.61
St Helens ^4	1.8817	1213	644.63
Totland ^2	5.3479	2927	547.32
Ventnor (town) ^6	8.1979	5976	728.97
Whippingham ^1	6.2232	787	126.46
Wootton Bridge ^3	7.0044	3477	496.40
Wroxall ^6	7.5286	1753	232.85
Yarmouth (town) ^2	6.7642	865	127.88
Isle of Wight	380.1610	138265	363.70

• Data Source: Office of National Statistics: QS102EW - Population density

Notes

1. Formerly Cowes Urban District^[7]
2. Formerly Isle of Wight Rural District^[8]
3. Formerly Newport Municipal Borough,^[9] also formerly Newport Parish Council.
4. Formerly Ryde Municipal Borough^[10]
5. Formerly Sandown-Shanklin Urban District^[11]
6. Formerly Ventnor Urban District^[12]

See also

• List of civil parishes in England

External links

• Office for National Statistics : Geographical Area Listings
• Isle of Wight Council : Parish and Town Councils
• Isle of Wight - Medieval Parishes (map)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Calbourne, Newtown and Porchfield. Mapit. 19 December 2019.
2. News: Calbourne Parish Council name change agreed. Island Echo. 8 May 2021. Darren. Toogood. 19 May 2019.
3. http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/55336/IsleofWigh.pdf The Isle of Wight (Parish Electoral Arrangements) Order 2006
4. Web site: The Isle of Wight Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2011. Lgbce. 10 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20160325002045/http://www.lgbce.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/12611/the-isle-of-wight-rocg-order-2011-brighstone-cp.pdf. 2016-03-25. dead.
5. Web site: The Isle of Wight (Parishes) Order 2008 . PDF . 2012-03-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120314043623/http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/localgovernment/pdf/997463.pdf . 2012-03-14 .
6. Web site: Newport Parish Council changes name to include Carisbrooke. Isle of Wight County Press. en. 2019-01-31.
7. Web site: A Vision of Britain Through Time : Cowes Urban District . https://archive.today/20121224064506/http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10103332 . dead . 2012-12-24 . Visionofbritain.org.uk . 2012-03-15 .
8. Web site: A Vision of Britain Through Time : Isle of Wight Rural District . Visionofbritain.org.uk . 2012-03-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120426210656/http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10108263 . 2012-04-26 .
9. Web site: A Vision of Britain Through Time : Newport Municipal Borough . https://archive.today/20121224105111/http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10026040 . dead . 2012-12-24 . Visionofbritain.org.uk . 2012-03-15 .
10. Web site: A Vision of Britain Through Time : Ryde Municipal Borough . https://archive.today/20121225080752/http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10073339 . dead . 2012-12-25 . Visionofbritain.org.uk . 2012-03-15 .
11. Web site: A Vision of Britain Through Time : Sandown-Shanklin Urban District . Visionofbritain.org.uk . 2012-03-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120419013017/http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10100963 . 2012-04-19 .
12. Web site: A Vision of Britain Through Time : Ventnor Urban District . https://archive.today/20120919081138/http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10107878 . dead . 2012-09-19 . Visionofbritain.org.uk . 2012-03-15 .