Northwood, Isle of Wight

Northwood
Northwood Church
Northwood is located in Isle of Wight
Northwood
Northwood
Location within the Isle of Wight
Population2,311 (2011 Census including Egypt Point)[1]
OS grid referenceSZ484940
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCOWES
Postcode districtPO31
Dialling code01983
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FireHampshire and Isle of Wight
AmbulanceIsle of Wight
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50°44′37″N 1°18′54″W / 50.7436°N 1.3149°W / 50.7436; -1.3149

Northwood is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight. It lies south of the town of Cowes and has been occupied for about 1000 years.[2] The Church of St. John the Baptist in Northwood, was first built between the 11th and 13th centuries.

There is a primary school in Northwood which was first begun in 1855. Until 1990 it still featured an outside toilet.

The main form of transport is Southern Vectis bus route 1, which runs every 7–8 minutes in the daytime to Cowes and Newport, along the main road.[3] Local bus service route 32 is provided by the setting up of a Joint Scheme involving Southern Vectis and the Parish Council mid-2011. Several changes to this route have occurred after Southern Vectis withdrew their 27 to Cowes and 28 to Newport.[4]

Northwood village
  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  2. ^ Some Glimpses of Northwood Archived 6 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Anne Brooker, 2002.
  3. ^ "Route 1". Southern Vectis. Archived from the original on 9 May 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
  4. ^ "IW Council Steps In To Preserve Bus Routes". Isle of Wight Council (press release). Archived from the original on 21 September 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2008.