Northwood, Isle of Wight
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Northwood is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight
. It lies south of the town of Cowes
and has been occupied for about 1000 years. The Church of St. John the Baptist
in Northwood, was first built between the 11th and 13th centuries.
There is a primary school in Northwood which was first begun in 1855. Until 1990 it still featured an outside toilet
.
There are currently plans to create a village green in the village on land covering around 4 acres (16,187.4 m²) currently known as "Rounda-ground". The land will be protected from development being registered as a village green if the application which is due to be considered by the Isle of Wight Council
in September is successful. The section of land chosen has been used for recreational activities for generations. Other applications for a green on the Harry Cheek Gardens site and the Whistle fields were made 25 years ago but were unsuccessful.
The main form of transport is Southern Vectis
bus route 1
, which runs every 7-8 minutes in the daytime to Cowes and Newport
, along the main road. Local bus service route 32 is provided by the setting up of a Joint Scheme involving Southern Vectis
and the Parish Council mid 2011. Several changes to this route have occurred after Southern Vectis
withdrew their 27 to Cowes
and 28 to Newport
.
Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight is a county and the largest island of England, located in the English Channel, on average about 2–4 miles off the south coast of the county of Hampshire, separated from the mainland by a strait called the Solent...
. It lies south of the town of Cowes
Cowes
Cowes is an English seaport town and civil parish on the Isle of Wight. Cowes is located on the west bank of the estuary of the River Medina facing the smaller town of East Cowes on the east Bank...
and has been occupied for about 1000 years. The Church of St. John the Baptist
Church of St. John the Baptist, Northwood
The Church of St. John the Baptist, Northwood is a parish church in the Church of England located in Northwood, Isle of Wight. The church is situated to the east of the main Newport to Cowes road, approximately 400m south of the village in Chawton Lane....
in Northwood, was first built between the 11th and 13th centuries.
There is a primary school in Northwood which was first begun in 1855. Until 1990 it still featured an outside toilet
Toilet
A toilet is a sanitation fixture used primarily for the disposal of human excrement, often found in a small room referred to as a toilet/bathroom/lavatory...
.
There are currently plans to create a village green in the village on land covering around 4 acres (16,187.4 m²) currently known as "Rounda-ground". The land will be protected from development being registered as a village green if the application which is due to be considered by the Isle of Wight Council
Isle of Wight Council
The Isle of Wight Council is a local council. It is a unitary authority covering the Isle of Wight, South East England. It is currently made up of 40 seats, with the Conservatives as ruling party with 24 councillors at the latest local election in June 2009....
in September is successful. The section of land chosen has been used for recreational activities for generations. Other applications for a green on the Harry Cheek Gardens site and the Whistle fields were made 25 years ago but were unsuccessful.
The main form of transport is Southern Vectis
Southern Vectis
The Southern Vectis Omnibus Company Limited is the dominant bus operator on the Isle of Wight. It was purchased by the Go-Ahead Group in 2005 and is a part of the company's Go South Coast division. The firm employs 299 staff, with 105 single deck, double deck and open-top buses and coaches...
bus route 1
Southern Vectis route 1
Southern Vectis route 1 is a bus service operated by Southern Vectis between Cowes and Newport on the Isle of Wight. The daytime frequency of the route is every 7-8 minutes. There are two route variants between Northwood and Cowes Pontoon, running either via Cowes Round House or Cowes Park and Ride...
, which runs every 7-8 minutes in the daytime to Cowes and Newport
Newport, Isle of Wight
Newport is a civil parish and a county town of the Isle of Wight, an island off the south coast of England. Newport has a population of 23,957 according to the 2001 census...
, along the main road. Local bus service route 32 is provided by the setting up of a Joint Scheme involving Southern Vectis
Southern Vectis
The Southern Vectis Omnibus Company Limited is the dominant bus operator on the Isle of Wight. It was purchased by the Go-Ahead Group in 2005 and is a part of the company's Go South Coast division. The firm employs 299 staff, with 105 single deck, double deck and open-top buses and coaches...
and the Parish Council mid 2011. Several changes to this route have occurred after Southern Vectis
Southern Vectis
The Southern Vectis Omnibus Company Limited is the dominant bus operator on the Isle of Wight. It was purchased by the Go-Ahead Group in 2005 and is a part of the company's Go South Coast division. The firm employs 299 staff, with 105 single deck, double deck and open-top buses and coaches...
withdrew their 27 to Cowes
Cowes
Cowes is an English seaport town and civil parish on the Isle of Wight. Cowes is located on the west bank of the estuary of the River Medina facing the smaller town of East Cowes on the east Bank...
and 28 to Newport
Newport, Isle of Wight
Newport is a civil parish and a county town of the Isle of Wight, an island off the south coast of England. Newport has a population of 23,957 according to the 2001 census...
.