St Helens, Isle of Wight

St Helens
St Helens Old Church
St Helens is located in Isle of Wight
St Helens
St Helens
Location within the Isle of Wight
Population1,213 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSZ627890
Civil parish
  • St Helens
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townRYDE
Postcode districtPO33
Dialling code01983
PoliceHampshire and Isle of Wight
FireHampshire and Isle of Wight
AmbulanceIsle of Wight
UK Parliament
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50°41′52″N 1°06′44″W / 50.6979°N 1.1123°W / 50.6979; -1.1123
Sign one sees on entering the village from the south
Part of St Helens village green.
Another view of the village from the green.

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]

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  2. ^ "English Parishes & Welsh Communities N&C 2004". www.statistics.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 9 January 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-03.
  3. ^ "The Castle - St Helens - Local area". www.sthelenscastle.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 October 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2009.
  4. ^ "Southern Vectis bus routes". Southern Vectis. Archived from the original on 30 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-20.