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 | | The West Wight is predominently rural, with dramatic coastlines dominated by the famous chalk downland ridge, running across the whole Island and ending in The Needles stacks - perhapsthe most photographed aspect of the Isle of Wight. |
 | | The Isle of Wight, along with the adjoining regions of Hampshire and Kent, was invaded and settled in the late fourthcentury onwards by the Jutes, who (some believe) became victims of a policy of ethnic cleansing by the West Saxons. |
 | | Often thought of as part of Hampshire, the Isle of Wight was briefly included in that county when the first county councils were created in 1888.However, a "Home Rule" campaign led to a separate county council being established for the Isle of Wight in 1890, and it has remained seperate ever since. |
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