Sandown
Town on the Isle of Wight, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Sandown (disambiguation).
Sandown is a seaside resort town and civil parish on the south-east coast of the Isle of Wight, England. The resort of Shanklin and the settlement of Lake are sited just to the south of the town. Sandown has a population of 11,654, according to the 2021 Census;[1] together with Shanklin and Lake, it forms a built-up area of around 25,000 inhabitants.[2] It is the northernmost town of Sandown Bay, with an easily accessible, sandy shoreline with beaches that run continuously from the cliffs at Battery Gardens in the south to Yaverland in the north.
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One of Sandown's sandy beaches | |
Location within the Isle of Wight | |
Population | 11,654 (2021 Census) |
OS grid reference | SZ600843 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | SANDOWN |
Postcode district | PO36 |
Dialling code | 01983 |
Police | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
Ambulance | Isle of Wight |
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