Freshwater, Isle of Wight
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Freshwater is a large village and civil parish[3][4] at the western end of the Isle of Wight, England. The southern, coastal part of the village is Freshwater Bay, named for the adjacent small cove.[5] Freshwater sits at the western end of the region known as the Back of the Wight or the West Wight, a popular tourist area.[6]
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Freshwater | |
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Freshwater Bay, December 2013 | |
Location within the Isle of Wight | |
Area | 5.59 sq mi (14.5 km2) [1] |
Population | 5,369 (2011 census)[2] |
• Density | 960/sq mi (370/km2) |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | FRESHWATER |
Postcode district | PO40 |
Dialling code | 01983 |
Police | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
Ambulance | Isle of Wight |
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Freshwater is close to steep chalk cliffs. It was the birthplace of physicist Robert Hooke and was the home of Poet Laureate Alfred Lord Tennyson.