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| St Helens | |
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 St Helens Old Church | |
  St Helens Location within the Isle of Wight | |
| Population | 1,213 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SZ627890 |
| Civil parish |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | RYDE |
| Postcode district | PO33 |
| Dialling code | 01983 |
| Police | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| Ambulance | Isle of Wight |
| UK Parliament | |
St Helens is a village and civil parish[2] located on the eastern side of the Isle of Wight.
The village developed around village greens. This is claimed to be the largest in England but some[who?] say it is the second largest. The greens are often used for cricket matches during the summer and football in the winter, and also include a children's playground.[3]
The village is a short distance from the coast, about a ten-minute walk to St Helens Duver. The Duver was once the location of the island's first golf course (one of England's first golf courses), which for a while was almost as famous as the golf course at St Andrews. It is now a popular beach for tourists during the summer season and is protected by the National Trust.
It is linked to other parts of the island by Southern Vectis bus route 8 serving Ryde, Bembridge, Sandown and Newport including intermediate villages.[4]
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "English Parishes & Welsh Communities N&C 2004". www.statistics.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 9 January 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-03.
- ^ "The Castle - St Helens - Local area". www.sthelenscastle.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 October 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2009.
- ^ "Southern Vectis bus routes". Southern Vectis. Archived from the original on 30 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-20.