Bembridge

Bembridge
Bembridge Lifeboat Station
Bembridge Location within the Isle of Wight
Area	9.1278 km2 (3.5243 sq mi) [1]
Population	3,688 (2011 Census including Culver Down and Hillway)[2]
• Density	404/km2 (1,050/sq mi)
OS grid reference	SZ643882
Unitary authority	Isle of Wight
Ceremonial county	Isle of Wight
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BEMBRIDGE
Postcode district	PO35
Dialling code	01983
Police	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance	Isle of Wight
UK Parliament	Isle of Wight
List of places UK England Isle of Wight 50°41′23″N 1°05′20″W / 50.6897°N 1.0889°W / 50.6897; -1.0889

Bembridge is a village and civil parish^[3] located on the easternmost point of the Isle of Wight. It had a population of 3,848 according to the 2001 census of the United Kingdom,^[4] leading to the implausible claim by some residents that Bembridge is the largest village in England.^[5] Bembridge is home to many of the Island's wealthiest residents. The population had reduced to 3,688 at the 2011 Census.

Bembridge sits at the extreme eastern point of the Isle of Wight. Prior to land reclamation the area of Bembridge and Yaverland was almost an island, separated from the remainder of the Isle of Wight by Brading Haven. On the Joan Blaeu map of 1665, Bembridge is shown as Binbridge Iſle, nearly separated from the rest of Wight by River Yar.^[6]

Prior to the Victorian era Bembridge was a collection of wooden huts and farmhouses, which only consolidated into a true village with the building of the church in 1827 (later rebuilt in 1846).