Freshwater, Isle of Wight

Freshwater
Freshwater
	Freshwater Bay, December 2013
	Freshwater Location within the Isle of Wight
Area	5.59 sq mi (14.5 km2)
Population	5,369 (2011 census)
• Density	960/sq mi (370/km2)
Civil parish	Freshwater [1];
Unitary authority	Isle of Wight;
Ceremonial county	Isle of Wight;
Region	South East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	FRESHWATER
Postcode district	PO40
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°40′57″N 1°31′30″W / 50.682566°N 1.524884°W

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 area.^[6]

Freshwater is close to steep chalk cliffs. It was the birthplace of physicist Robert Hooke and was the home of Poet Laureate Alfred Lord Tennyson.

^ Office of National Statistics: QS102EW - Population density retrieved 30 May 2017
^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
^ English Parishes & Welsh Communities N&C 2004 Archived 9 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine
^ Some sources describe Freshwater as a town "Town Guide on the Isle of Wight". Archived from the original on 16 December 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2007., and since 1974 any civil parish has the right to declare itself as a town, but it does not appear on the List of towns in England.
^ Freshwater Bay was previously known as Freshwater Gate (Local Area Archived 13 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Freshwater Bay Residents Association website)
^ "Freshwater Isle of Wight". Freshwater.shalfleet.net. 10 May 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2016.

[1] Office of National Statistics: QS102EW - Population density retrieved 30 May 2017

[2] "Civil Parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2015.

[3] English Parishes & Welsh Communities N&C 2004 Archived 9 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine

[4] Some sources describe Freshwater as a town "Town Guide on the Isle of Wight". Archived from the original on 16 December 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2007., and since 1974 any civil parish has the right to declare itself as a town, but it does not appear on the List of towns in England.

[5] Freshwater Bay was previously known as Freshwater Gate (Local Area Archived 13 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Freshwater Bay Residents Association website)

[6] "Freshwater Isle of Wight". Freshwater.shalfleet.net. 10 May 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2016.

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Freshwater
Freshwater Bay, December 2013
Freshwater Location within the Isle of Wight
Area	5.59 sq mi (14.5 km²) ^[1]
Population	5,369 (2011 census)^[2]
• Density	960/sq mi (370/km²)
Civil parish	Freshwater [1]
Unitary authority	Isle of Wight
Ceremonial county	Isle of Wight
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	FRESHWATER
Postcode district	PO40
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°40′57″N 1°31′30″W / 50.682566°N 1.524884°W / 50.682566; -1.524884