Rowridge transmitting station

Rowridge is a hamlet on the Isle of Wight towards the west in an area known as West Wight. It is the location of the Rowridge transmitting station, a 149.6 metres (491 ft) tall guyed transmitting mast. It is in the civil parish of Newport and Carisbrooke.

Rowridge Valley is a 39.8-hectare (98-acre) Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) that is 2 km (1.2 mi) east of the village of Calbourne and just east of the Rowridge Transmitter mast in the Isle of Wight. The site was notified in 1987 under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 for its biological features. The site is an example of semi-natural woodland on chalk soil and is of special botanical importance as the only site in Britain where the wood calamint (Calamintha sylvatica) is to be found.

Swainston Manor is an English country house, lying 1 mile (1.6 km) to the east of Calbourne, Isle of Wight, England. It is now a hotel.

Apesdown is a hamlet on the Isle of Wight towards the west in an area known as West Wight. It is situated on the B3401 road between Carisbrooke and Calbourne, and approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) south-west of Newport. There is an old granary in the area, built on staddle stones. Public transport is provided by Southern Vectis on route X11.

Northpark Copse is a 9.9-hectare (24-acre) Site of special scientific interest which is east of Shalfleet. The site was notified in 1986 for its biological features.

Watchingwell Halt, was an intermediate station on the Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway, situated near the hamlet of Upper Watchingwell, that started life as a private halt. It was built at the behest of Sir John Barrington Simeon, M.P for Southampton, in 1897, not included in timetables available to the general public until the creation of the Southern in 1923, de-staffed in 1948 and closed in 1953. It was, by its very nature, a sparsely used station. It is now a private residence Watchingwell Station adorned with railway memorabilia. The station was described in the Railway Magazine: Visitors to the Isle of Wight, especiallv those who have traversed the railway line from Newport to Freshwater in the Island, will not need telling of the witching station of Watchingwell. It is a spot almost fairy-like in its beauty, a veritable summer paradise. You have only got four miles or so from the capital of the Island when you come across one of the tiniest, prettiest, and most attractive private railway stations in the whole of our country. It is owned and was constructed by the Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway by agreement with Sir John Stephen Harrington Simeon, who lives at the large house in the immediate neighbourhood of this station. He fitted up Watchingwell, house and estate, to suit his own ideas, and when the railway was projected this gentleman required this facility as a quid pro quo upon his agreeing to the railway being constructed through his estate. As Sir John is himself a director of the celebrated London and South-Western Railway, you may be sure that there are few things about railway stations and their appointments that he does not perfectly understand, and so you will not be surprised to learn that Watchingwell Station is as complete as it well can be made. In one thing it is novel amongst stations of its kind. The duties at the station are so light and the receipts so small that it is not surprising to learn that its Stationmaster is a woman! There are other places that have women as "masters" of stations, but not another private station owns one at the present time, I believe. She has living-rooms attached to the station buildings, and extremely comfortable those rooms are, too. Her husband is a platelayer on the railway. The trains stop for Sir John's family and visitors when required, being signalled by the Stationnmaster to do so. Semaphores are provided for this purpose, and are worked by the woman in charge. The station itself lies in a "block" section, so that special electrical connection is not necessary. The only people using it are the tenants on the estate and visitors to, or those having direct business with, Sir J. Simeon or his household.

Isle of Wight West is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election. The Isle of Wight is entitled to two members of parliament following the 2023 Review. The constituency has been created alongside Isle of Wight East from the divided former Isle of Wight constituency.

Brighstone Forest is located in the southwest of the Isle of Wight. It is the largest forest on the Isle of Wight, being just a few hectares larger than Parkhurst Forest. It is spread over a number of hilly ridges which form the backbone of the Isle of Wight. From west to east the ridges are Chessell Down, Westover Down, Brighstone Down, Newbarn Down, Rowborough Down and Idlecombe Down. The main entrance is located at grid reference SZ 419849. The forest lies close to the small town of Brighstone, and is part of the Isle of Wight AONB. Shalcombe Down is an outlying block of woodland to the west of Brighstone Forest. The entrance to this block is located at grid reference SZ 395852. Both woods are managed by the Forestry Commission under leasehold agreements - the total area is 482 hectares.

Brighstone Down is a chalk down on the Isle of Wight. It is located close to the village of Brighstone, in the southwest of the island (the Back of the Wight), and rises to 214 metres (702 ft) at its highest point, northeast of the village of Mottistone. Towards the west part is called Mottistone Down, to the East, Shorwell Down. The Northern part is covered by Brighstone Forest the largest forest on the Island. On 19 November 1947, an BOAC Short S.25 Sunderland 3 (G-AGHW) was on a ferry flight from Hythe Seaplane Base to Poole Seaplane Base. The aircraft crashed into Brighstone Down in bad weather, as a result of pilot error, killing one of the four crew.

Five Houses is a hamlet on the Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England. The settlement is in the civil parish of Calbourne, Newtown and Porchfield. The hamlet lies to the south of the A3054 road, near to the larger village of Calbourne. Five Houses is approximately 4.5 miles (7.2 km) west of Newport.

Bowcombe is a hamlet on the Isle of Wight. It has an elevation of 144 feet (44 m) and is located 2+1⁄2 miles (4 km) southwest of Newport in the centre of the Island. Public transport is provided by Southern Vectis buses on route 12.

All Saints' Church, Calbourne is a parish church in the Church of England located in Calbourne, Isle of Wight.