Niton
Sign in to saveNiton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Niton and Whitwell, on the Isle of Wight, England. It is west of Ventnor, with a population of 2,082. It has two pubs, several churches, a pottery workshop and shop, a pharmacy, a busy volunteer-run library, a medical centre and two local shops including a post office. The post office includes a pub and café that serves as a local meeting place. The village also offers a primary school with a co-located pre-school and nursery.
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Place details
- Locality
- Niton
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 1,162
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 census including Puckaster)
- UK place.unitary_england
- Isle of Wight
- UK place.map_type
- Isle of Wight
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Isle of Wight
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Isle of Wight West
- UK place.post_town
- VENTNOR
- UK place.postcode_district
- PO38
- UK place.postcode_area
- PO
- UK place.dial_code
- 01983
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SZ507765
- UK place.static_image_name
- The White Lion in Niton.JPG
- UK place.static_image_caption
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Niton and Whitwell
- Population
- +2082
- Image
- Niton (2), IW, UK.jpg
Show 1 more fact
- P8168
- Masaaki Kanno
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Article
9 sectionsContents
- Name
- Geography
- History
- Niton lighthouse
- Niton Church
- Radio
- Transport
- Notable people
- Notes and references
Niton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Niton and Whitwell, on the Isle of Wight, England. It is west of Ventnor, with a population of 2,082. It has two pubs, several churches, a pottery workshop and shop, a pharmacy, a busy volunteer-run library, a medical centre and two local shops including a post office. The post office includes a pub and café that serves as a local meeting place. The village also offers a primary school with a co-located pre-school and nursery.
== Name == The name means 'the new farmstead or settlement', from Old English nīwe (nīge, dialectal form) and tūn. Nyton in West Sussex has the same origin. Niton was formerly known as Crab Niton, named after the abundance of crabs in the sea.