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Website. iow .gov .uk. The Isle of Wight ( /waɪt/ WYTE) is an island, English county and unitary authority in the English Channel, 2 to 5 miles (3 to 8 kilometres) off the coast of Hampshire, across the Solent. It is the largest and second-most populous island in England. Referred to as "The Island" by residents, [4] the Isle of Wight has ...
Seaclose Park, Newport, Isle of Wight, England. Years active. 1968–1970. 2002–2019. 2021–present. Website. isleofwightfestival .com. The Isle of Wight Festival is a British music festival which takes place annually in Newport on the Isle of Wight, England. [1] It was originally a counterculture event held from 1968 to 1970.
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]
The Isle of Wight football team represents the Isle of Wight at the biennial Island Games, which it won in 1995 and 2011. The Isle of Wight is not a member of FIFA or UEFA, it is an island within England and plays under the auspices of the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. The Isle of Wight plays separately in St ...
Freshwater town centre. Freshwater is a large village and civil parish [3] [4] at the western end of the Isle of Wight, England. The southern, coastal part of the village is Freshwater Bay, named for the adjacent small cove. [5] Freshwater sits at the western end of the region known as the Back of the Wight or the West Wight, a popular tourist ...
County council flag. Proportion. 2:3. Design. Castle and three gold anchors on blue background. The flag of the Isle of Wight was adopted and registered in January 2009. It shows a diamond shape (the island) hovering over ocean waves. The indentation of the top corner of the diamond represents the River Medina, which is the largest river on the ...
There are nine main towns, most located along the north and east coasts. By greater area population, Ryde is the largest with a population of 32,072. Newport is the centrally located county town, with an area population of 25,496. Most settlements link to Newport by road, which is a hub for island services. There are no settlements with city ...
Coordinates: 50.676°N 1.489°W. Festival poster, listing artists booked to play on the three main days. The Isle of Wight Festival 1970 was a music festival held between 26 and 31 August 1970 at Afton Down, an area on the western side of the Isle of Wight in England. It was the last of three consecutive music festivals to take place on the ...