Results: Isle of Wight
Published on 12/04/2017
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The Isle of Wight is an island off the south coast of England. It's known for its beaches and seafront promenades such as sandy Shanklin Beach and south-facing Ventnor Beach, which is dotted with vintage beach huts. Dinosaur remains and fossils can be seen in areas like Compton Bay and Yaverland Beach. On the island's western point, The Needles are 3 huge, white chalk rocks, guarded by a 19th-century lighthouse. Have you heard or been to Isle of Wight?
I've heard of Isle of Wight
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Here are some facts, check off the ones you know, or slightly know:
The correct spelling is 'Wight' rather than 'White', but why this word with its unique spelling was adopted after the Romans left in the 5th Century AD is not entirely agreed on by the experts.
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Wight is a Middle English word, from the Saxon wiht, and used to describe a creature or living being.
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Many of the Island's towns and villages retain Anglo-Saxon names, for example Culver Cliff, named after 'culfre', the Saxon word for pigeon.
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Another is Boniface Down, named after Saint Boniface.
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During the occupation by the Roman Empire 50 to 400AD the Island was called 'Vectis' and the word Vectis is still much in use on the Isle of Wight today.
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Robert Hooke (1635-1703), the famous scientist, philosopher, inventor and astronomer was born in Freshwater on the Isle of Wight in the road that now bears his name, Hooke Hill.
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In 1956, Sir ChrisThe Isle of Wight is famed for its garlic growing prowess!topher Cockerell secured funding to produce his invention – the hovercraft.
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Alfred, Lord Tennyson, poet laureate from 1850, made his home at Farringford in Freshwater on the Isle of Wight, and was followed across the water by a host of celebrity royalty at the time, including pioneer photographer Julia Margaret Cameron and writers Edward Lear and Lewis Carroll.
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Here are some famous people from Isle of Wight, choose the ones you know:
Anthony Minghella
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Bear Grylls, the adventurer, writer and television presenter, yacht designer
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Jeremy Irons, an actor born in Cowes
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Mark King, lead singer/bassist in pop/funk band Level 42
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Sheila Hancock
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Uffa Fox
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Other celebrities who have made the Island their home, or stayed for extended periods of time include Winston Churchill, Charles Dickens, Charles Darwin, John Keats, Karl Marx, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Dame Ellen MacArthur, and of course Queen Victoria!
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Here are the 8 wonders of Isle of Wight. Choose the ones you know:
1.Cowes you cannot milk
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2.Freshwater you cannot drink
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3.Lake you can walk through and stay dry
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4.Needles you cannot thread
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5.Newport you cannot bottle
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6.Newtown which is old
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7.Ryde where you walk
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8.Winkle Street where there are no winkles
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Every year, Isle of Wight has a music festival with old school favorites as well as new local tunes. Check off the bands that you've heard of from Isle of Wight:
Level 42
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Ecsess
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Nakamarra
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The Bees
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Champs
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The Operators
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Jackson Analogue
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Plastic Mermaids
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Signals
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Council Estate Supermodels
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Goodbye Stereo
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Grade 2
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Dick Taylor, early bassist for the Rolling Stones
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