Northwood, Isle of Wight

Northwood
Hampshire
Location
Island:	Isle of Wight
Grid reference:	SZ484940
Location:	50°44’37"N, 1°18’54"W
Data
Population:	2,311  (2011)
Post town:	Cowes
Postcode:	PO31
Dialling code:	01983
Local Government
Council:	Isle of Wight
Parliamentary constituency:	Isle of Wight

Northwood is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight. It sits to the south of the town of Cowes and has been occupied for about 1,000 years.

The parish church, the Church of St. John the Baptist, was first built between the 11th and 13th centuries.

There is a primary school in Northwood which was first begun in 1855. Until 1990 it still had an outside toilet.

Outside links

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• Northwood Village