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  Isle of Wight Arms - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arms were granted to the Isle of Wight county council in 1938, with the motto:
The supporters, both rampant, are a horse and heraldic seahorse, respectively for the agricultural and seafaring traditions known on the Isle of Wight.
Under the terms of the grant by the College of Arms, they can not be used by other organisations associated with the Isle of Wight, even with the council's permission.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Isle_of_Wight_Arms   (228 words)

  
 Isle of Wight   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
The Isle of Wight is approximately diamond in shape and covers an area of 147 square miles (381 square km).
Isle of Wight and the Solent Island wildlife is remarkable, being the only place in England where the red squirrel is flourishing, with a stable population.
The Jutes in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight
isle-of-wight.ask.dyndns.dk   (3684 words)

  
 BBC - h2g2 - Dinosaurs of The Isle of Wight - Theropods
Dinosaurs of The Isle of Wight - Ornithischians
Dinosaurs of The Isle of Wight - Sauropods
Dinosaurs of The Isle of Wight - Pterosaurs
www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A664643   (1113 words)

  
 Isle of Wight (United Kingdom)
I downloaded the arms from http://www.ngw.nl/int/gbr/i/iwight.htm then copied the elements from the centre of the arms and arranged them on a flag of a darker blue.
Isle of Wight council is deciding whether or not it will sign up to become one of the organisations flying the new “Island-brand” flag.
The flag of Cowes (a city in the Isle of Wight) is a 2:3 banner of arms.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/gb-iow.html   (720 words)

  
 tourist attractions on the isle of wight
According to a May 2000 talk to the Isle of Wight Postcard Club by the present owner, Mr Simon Dabell, the etymology is simply "fl pathway" (the original appearance of the chine), but the theme park understandably fosters the interpretation of a smuggling origin.
From this date lordship of the Isle of Wight was always associated with ownership of the castle, which thus became the seat of government of the island.
The Isle of Wight Steam Railway passes through five and a half miles of unspoiled countryside from Smallbrook Junction station to Wootton station, passing through the small village of Havenstreet where the line has a station, headquarters and depot.
www.sunnycottcaravanpark.co.uk /tourist_attractions_on_the_isle.htm   (3192 words)

  
 Statutory Instrument 2000 No. 2606
And whereas the Isle of Wight Council, acting in accordance with Part II of Local Government and Rating Act 1997[2] has made recommendations to the Secretary of State for new wards in the parish of East Cowes:
The modifications relate to wards of the parish of East Cowes recommended by the Isle of Wight Council as a consequence of alterations to the county divisions.
Prints of the map may be inspected at all reasonable times at the offices of the Isle of Wight Council and at the offices of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, 2nd Floor, Ashdown House, 123 Victoria Street, London SW1E 6DE.
www.opsi.gov.uk /si/si2000/20002606.htm   (1672 words)

  
 Category:Isle of Wight - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This category contains articles related to the Isle of Wight.
Buildings and structures on the Isle of Wight
This page was last modified 03:39, 30 March 2006.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Category:Isle_of_Wight   (98 words)

  
 Velociraptor teeth discovered on the Isle of Wight
The teeth which date from the Early Cretaceous period are approximately 125 million years old and are the first record of this kind of dinosaur to be discovered on the Isle of Wight.
Curator of Dinosaur Isle, Martin Munt said, “The large size of the Isle of Wight teeth suggests an animal that may have been comparable in size to Utahraptor an extremely large dromaeosaur from the Early Cretaceous of Utah.
The Isle of Wight animal is likely to have been a slender, fast moving predator perhaps as long as six metres.
www.iwight.com /education/velociraptor.asp   (355 words)

  
 Commissioner of the Revenue, Isle of Wight County, Virginia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
Commissioner of the Revenue, Isle of Wight County, Virginia
Commissioners of the Revenue Isle of Wight County
Men from all walks of life were laying aside their usual occupations leaving their families to take up arms in the impending War Between the States.
www.co.isle-of-wight.va.us /history.html   (1308 words)

  
 Newtown, Isle of Wight   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
Newtown Arms Inn (closed 1916), also known as Noah's Ark on the left with with the Town Hall in the centre.
Newtown was the most ancient borough in the Isle of Wight.
This building is known as 'Noah's Ark' (origin not known) and was formerly the Newtown Arms Inn (although it closed in 1916).
www.shalfiow.demon.co.uk /newtown.htm   (1063 words)

  
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A special round isles race attempt is taking place off the coast of the Isle of Wight on Wednesday, as one man tries to break the record for circumnavigating Islands off the South of the UK.
Isle of Wight police say they are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a man was stabbed in Sandown.
An Isle of Wight man has been charged with conspiracy to produce the drug Crystal Meth, in what is believed to be the first case of its kind across the Island and Hampshire.
www.solent.tv /pageviewer.aspx?page=S632568499329736250   (1207 words)

  
 The History of Bembridge, Isle of Wight
Even in 1665, there were still only three routes into Bembridge Isle, so poignantly emphasized in a petition from the inhabitants of Yaverland, requesting that Lady Richards not be allowed home to Yaverland Manor, since they feared she had become contaminated with the plague in Newport.
Indeed, the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles mention the choice by the Danes of the Isle of Wight as a base on several occasions and careful observation should be kept in the Yaverland/Longlands area for such evidence.
Most people on Bembridge Isle were dependent on farming to some degree; even fishermen possessed a smallholding and spent a significant part of their time working on the land.
www.btinternet.com /~rob.martin1/bem/history.htm   (7189 words)

  
 Coastal Management, Isle of Wight Council   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
The haven, which has been funded by SEEDA, Defra and the Isle of Wight Council, aims to fulfil a number of key ambitions to benefit the town of Ventnor.
A £2.4 million scheme to construct a fair-weather haven adjacent to Ventnor Esplanade on the south coast of the Isle of Wight is nearing completion.
Second, the walkway along the western arm of the harbour will provide an opportunity to enjoy the spectacular Undercliff coastline viewed from seaward of the Esplanade, similar to the views provided from the former Ventnor pier.
www.coastalwight.gov.uk /vhaven2.html   (1517 words)

  
 Isle of Wight History Centre News Archive April 2002
The 'Isle of Wight Doughnut' recipe has recently featured in articles and correspondence in the local press, prompting a resurgence of claims that the Island invented the doughnut.
The Island's claim to the doughnut rests mainly on two pieces of 19th century evidence: publication of the 'Isle of Wight Doughnut' recipe and a paragraph in a book, The Queen's Isle, in which the author says "...doughnuts are peculiar to the Island...".
The weir's two arms were constructed using posts and hurdles, the remains extending to 66 and 128 metres.
freespace.virgin.net /roger.hewitt/iwias/newsapr2.htm   (730 words)

  
 The Needles Battery - Isle of Wight Rifles
The Isle of Wight Rifles left two hundred men in reserve and went into battle eight hundred strong, at the roll call on the same evening only two officers and ninety men were there to answer.
The "530 Coast Regiment R.A., Princess Beatrice's Isle of Wight Rifles", as was their new title, had a new role to learn and it was tackled with enthusiasm.
The Isle of Wight Rifles had a total history of one hundred and eight years, they had seen action in the South African War and both World Wars, a distinguished career during which they were awarded a number of medals.
www.theneedlesbattery.org.uk /rifles.shtml   (4544 words)

  
 Good Souls; The Starsailor Archive. The Isle of Wight Festival 2003
Isle of Wight Rock Festival, Seaclose Park, Newport, Isle of Wight.
After the successful return to the island of the Isle of Wight festival in 2002 after a 32 year break, plans for 2003 were even bigger, more adventurous and more environmentally aware.
After a mishap with a mis-directed drum stick at the London Astoria in February, Ben pointedly walked to the front of the stage so that everyone could clearly see he was about to throw them and launched them one by one into the ecstatic crowd.
www.goodsouls.org.uk /iow2003.html   (899 words)

  
 International Civic Heraldry-United Kingdom MEDINA
The basis of the shield is the arms of Newport (Isle of Wight), whose old name of Medina is perpetuated in that of the river and the new Borough.
Above the shield is the closed helm proper to civic arms, with its crest-wreath and decorative mantling in the basic colours of the shield, blue and gold.
The supporters are derived from the blue lion of the de Redvers Earls of Devon, lords of the Isle of Wight and of Medina for many generations.
www.ngw.nl /int/gbr/m/medina.htm   (529 words)

  
 Budget and Finance in Isle of Wight County, Virginia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
While most jurisdictions in the Hampton Roads region assess annually, the County of Isle of Wight's is conducted every 2 years.
This company is required by contract to visit every property in the County taking record of all structures and updating and/or ensuring the accuracy of the information maintained in the records of the Commissioner of the Revenue for tax assessment purposes.
This firm also prepares an analysis of all sales that occurred in the County for the past year excluding transfers considered to be "less than arms length" and computes an average market adjustment for the various types of property held in the various areas of the County.
www.co.isle-of-wight.va.us /reassess06faq.html   (963 words)

  
 Isle of Wight Nostalgia
The idea of using the Isle of Wight for its theme was twofold.
Wight Air Wrecks by Andy Gilliam seeks to chronicle the military aircraft that, from the early pioneering flights of local manufacturers such as J S White and Samuel Saunders of Cowes through the wartime conflicts and up to the present day, have crashed either onto the Island or into its coastal waters.
Based on part of the Isle of Wight bus network, the user is challenged to run the system for a day.
www.invectis.co.uk /iow   (2393 words)

  
 Isle of Wight Nostalgia Site: Island facts
Geography: The Isle of Wight is almost the smallest county in the country (after Rutland).
Motto and coat of arms: The Island's motto is All this beauty is of God the arms or crest depicts a horse and seahorse symbolising agriculture and the maritime which have supported and conditioned Island life in so many ways.
Lord of the Island: The lordship of the Isle of Wight originated with the grant of the Island to William FitzOsbern by William the Conqueror.
www.invectis.co.uk /iow/facts.htm   (1316 words)

  
 Isle of Wight History Debate
Recently, the Isle of Wight Historical Review sent a very reasonable and fair commentary on one of the archaeological reports, produced by the Isle of Wight Industrial Archaeology Society on their website.
For if one can be bothered to scrape away at the veneer of sophistication and integrity, one will be greeted by a shabby and tawdry academic edifice, in places dismissive, and in other places sufficiently verbose to deter further critical inquiry into their report.
The Isle of Wight Historical Review seems to have rather a lot of researchers for such a slender output.
web.ukonline.co.uk /lordcornell/iwhr/reply.htm   (988 words)

  
 Isle of Wight - July 2001
The port of Southampton, one sleepy summer Friday in July 2001, and amongst the usual throng of weekend-trippers, boarding one of Red Funnel's finest vessels for the short voyage to the Isle of Wight, are an expeditionary force of assorted chancers who are "definitely not a stag party....
Expressing blind loyalty to noble Captain "Petey-babes" Edmondson, this unlikely collection of bad sailors stagger across the listing deck and up a couple of flights of stairs to the safest place on any ship which is pitching through the mountainous waves of the Solent....
The authorities on the Isle of Wight eventually catch up with our heroes and deportation is swift.
home.clara.net /malcolm26/iow.htm   (451 words)

  
 Some Descendants of Nicholas Tyner of Isle of Wight, Virginia
On Dec 9, 1693 Nicholas Tiner served on the Grand Jury of the Isle of Wight County, Virginia.
West in turn was the son of Edward Harris of the Isle of wight who was the son of Thomas(Jr.) of the Isle of Wight and in turn was the son of Thomas Harris & Alice West.
The child, with rare presence of mind, rushed to the spot from which the gun had been fired and Suttles taking her in his arms ran to the place where his horse was concealed and safely carried her to his home.
littlecalamity.tripod.com /Genealogy/Tyner.html   (15362 words)

  
 Newport Pubs Isle of Wight
On the Isle of Wight, only the Cutters Arms by the lych-gate to Carisbrooke church reflected this arrangement.
The aristocracy, who were usually as illiterate as the rest of the population, developed a sign language of their own.
Pubs were exempt and over the centuries, publicans and breweries proudly made use of their right to display a sign, having moved on from the display of simple objects to elaborate paintings, often of the highest quality.
www.insula.vecta.btinternet.co.uk /NP4.html   (1710 words)

  
 The Project Gutenberg eBook of Brannon's Picture of The Isle of Wight, by George Brannon
The Isle of Wight extends from east to west 23 miles, by about 14 from north to south (being very nearly the figure of a lozenge), circumscribes at least 60 miles, and contains upwards of 100,000 acres.
But the separate flints or nodules in the body of the chalk strata are not so: which led the late Sir H. Englefield to conjecture, that the phenomenon was caused in the moment of the immense concussion which subverted the whole mass of strata, and placed them in their present nearly vertical position.
Another interesting circumstance in the geological structure of the Isle of Wight, is a series of strata, vertical or highly inclined, which run across the middle of it from east to west; while the strata on each side are horizontal; they consist of...
www.gutenberg.org /files/16356/16356-h/16356-h.htm   (11662 words)

  
 The Master Builder's House Hotel - The George Hotel - Hampshire and Isle of Wight - Hotels in Hampshire, The Solent, ...
Welcome to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Hotels, an exclusive selection of privately owned quality hotels in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
The George hotel is a 17th Century town house in the bustling village and Harbour of Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight.
The East End Arms is situated 4 miles from Lymington and Buckler’s Hard and is Located in the village of East End.
www.hampshireisleofwighthotels.co.uk   (405 words)

  
 Isle of Wight Attractions - Historic houses & buildings
Historic houses and buildings on the Isle of Wight.
A family home since 1552, it is of great historic and architectural interest and the place where King Charles I spent his last night of freedom.
photographs used courtesy of the isle of wight tourist board, martin williams, red funnel and available light photography.
www.iowbreaks.com /attractions/houses.php   (303 words)

  
 the isle of wight festivals 1968-1970;Bob Dylan 1969
Meanwhile, ticket applications for the Isle of Wight Festival have been flooding in.
And he personally is likely to stay on the Isle of Wight for at least five days "He has fallen in love with the place from a colour movie he saw" added the spokesman.
He was due to fly into London at 2 am this morning and will go direct to the Isle of Wight where a 17th century manor house has been put at his disposal.
tinpan.fortunecity.com /ebony/546/iow68-dylan.html   (962 words)

  
 Urry Family History
The following calendar of events in the history of the URRY family of the Isle of Wight (UK) is only intended to give an overall impression of the development of the family and is not a list of descendants.
The Isle of Wight, being so strategically placed in the Channel, is a valuable asset and trading post.
Peter CLARKE, President of the Isle of Wight Catholic History Society arranged the event with permission from the present owners, Lieut-Col and Mrs.
www.marcireau.fr /urry   (8877 words)

  
 The Isle of Wight (Staff Transfer) Order 1995
A print version is also available and is published by The Stationery Office Limited as the The Isle of Wight (Staff Transfer) Order 1995, ISBN 0110524144.
Where you see a "continue" button at the bottom of the page of text, this indicates that there is another chunk of text available.
In this Order "contract of employment" means a contract under which a person works for another person whether under a contract of service or apprenticeship or otherwise but does not include anyone who provides services under a contract for services, and any reference to an "employer" or "employee" and to "employment" shall be construed accordingly.
www.opsi.gov.uk /si/si1995/Uksi_19950289_en_1.htm   (616 words)

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