Sandown
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Sandown is a seaside resort and civil parish on the south-east coast of the Isle of Wight, England. The neighbouring resort of Shanklin and the settlement of Lake are sited just to the south of the town. Sandown has a population of 7,125 according to the 2021 Census, and the three Sandown Bay settlements (the others being Lake and Shanklin) form a built-up area of more than 20,000 inhabitants. Sandown is the Bay's northernmost town, with its easily accessible, sandy beaches running continuously from the cliffs below Battery Gardens in the south to Yaverland in the north.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.map_type
- Isle of Wight
- UK place.official_name
- Sandown
- UK place.population
- 7,125
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 Census)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Sandown
- UK place.unitary_england
- Isle of Wight
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Isle of Wight
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Isle of Wight East
- UK place.post_town
- SANDOWN
- UK place.postcode_district
- PO36
- UK place.postcode_area
- PO
- UK place.dial_code
- 01983
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SZ600843
- UK place.type
- Town
- UK place.static_image_name
- South Wight , Sandown Scenery - geograph.org.uk - 2886057.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- The view of Sandown from Brading Down
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 6549
- Image
- Sandown Pier, Isle of Wight, England (4).jpg
- Dialing code
- 01983
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- Sandown
- OS grid reference
- SZ600843
- postal code
- PO36
- P8168
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- P12749
- Ernst von Siemens
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17 sectionsContents
- History
- Dorothy O'Grady
- 20th and 21st centuries
- HMS ''Eurydice''
- Geography
- Town Hall
- Brown's golf course
- Carnival events
- Amenities
- Transport
- Media location
- Namesakes
- Notable people
- Twin towns
- See also
- References
- External links
Sandown is a seaside resort and civil parish on the south-east coast of the Isle of Wight, England. The neighbouring resort of Shanklin and the settlement of Lake are sited just to the south of the town. Sandown has a population of 7,125 according to the 2021 Census, and the three Sandown Bay settlements (the others being Lake and Shanklin) form a built-up area of more than 20,000 inhabitants. Sandown is the Bay's northernmost town, with its easily accessible, sandy beaches running continuously from the cliffs below Battery Gardens in the south to Yaverland in the north.
== History == There is some evidence for a pre-Roman settlement in the area. During the Roman period, it was a site of salt production.
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