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The Baptist churches at Cowes, Niton, Ryde, Sandown, Ventnor and Wellow, Castlehold Baptist Church in Newport and Colwell Baptist Church at Freshwater are part of the Southern Counties Baptist Association. [75] The Isle of Wight Methodist Circuit administers the island's Methodist churches. As of 2016 there were 24 congregations on the island ...
As of 2020 there are more than 80 former places of worship on the Isle of Wight, England's largest island. The diamond-shaped, 146-square-mile (380 km 2) island, which lies in the English Channel and is separated from the county of Hampshire by The Solent, has a population of around 140,000 spread across several small towns and dozens of villages.
Old St Boniface Church, Bonchurch is a parish church in the Church of England located in Bonchurch, Isle of Wight. History [ edit ] The nave and chancel dates from the 11th century, with the bell cote dating from the 16th century as does the bell.
All Saints' Church, Godshill is a parish church in the Church of England located in Godshill, Isle of Wight. History [ edit ] According to legend, the original foundations for the church were laid in a flat, easily accessible site; each morning they were found transferred to the hill where the church exists today.
Remains of the old church Plaques on the wall of St Helen's Old Church, Isle of Wight, describing the history of the structure and a local story about Nelson. The original church of St. Helens was in a bad state as far back as the 16th century, according to the presentment of George Oglander, the centoner of St. Helens.
The Isle of Wight Festival was a very large rock festival that took place near Afton Down, West Wight in 1970, following two smaller concerts in 1968 and 1969. The 1970 show was notable both as one of the last public performances by Jimi Hendrix and for the number of attendees, reaching by some estimates 600,000. [55]
St Lawrence's Church, St Lawrence is a parish church in the Church of England located in St Lawrence, Isle of Wight. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. History. The church was built in 1878 to a design by Sir George Gilbert Scott.
St George's Church, Arreton, is a parish church in the Church of England located in Arreton, Isle of Wight. History. The church is medieval and the earliest traces are from the Norman period. Arreton's Church of St George is renowned. Part of this church dates from the 12th century. The church features a Saxon wall and a Burma Star window.