Gurnard, Isle of Wight
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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.
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Area | 4.0863 km2 (1.5777 sq mi) [1] |
Population | 1,682 (2011 census including Rew Street)[2] |
• Density | 412/km2 (1,070/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | SZ478946 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | COWES |
Postcode district | PO31 |
Dialling code | 01983 |
Police | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
Ambulance | Isle of Wight |
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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]