Editing Isle of Wight (section)

===Settlements===
{{Main|List of places on the Isle of Wight}}
[[File:Newport High Street top.JPG|thumb|High Street in [[Newport, Isle of Wight|Newport]], the [[county town]]]]
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* [[Newport, Isle of Wight|Newport]] is the centrally located county town, with a population of about 25,000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newportwight.org.uk/|title=Newport Parish Council, Isle of Wight, Official Website|website=Newport Parish Council – Isle of Wight|language=en-US|access-date=7 March 2016}}</ref> and the island's main shopping area. Located next to the [[River Medina]], Newport Quay was a busy port until the mid-19th century.
* [[Ryde]], the largest town with a population of about 30,000, is in the northeast. It is [[Victorian architecture|Victorian]] with the [[Ryde Pier|oldest seaside pier in England]] and miles of sandy and pebble beaches.
* [[Cowes]] hosts the annual [[Cowes Week]] and is an international sailing centre. 
* [[East Cowes]] is famous for [[Osborne House]], [[Norris Castle]] and as the home from 1929 to 1964 of [[Saunders-Roe]], the historic aircraft, flying boat, rocket and hovercraft company.
* [[Sandown]] is a popular seaside resort. It is home to the Wildheart Animal Sanctuary, formerly the [[Isle of Wight Zoo]], the [[Dinosaur Isle]] geological museum and one of the island's two 18-hole golf courses.
* [[Shanklin]], just south of Sandown, attracts tourists with its high summer sunshine levels, sandy beaches, [[Shanklin Chine]] and the old village.
* [[Ventnor]], built on the steep slopes of St Boniface Down on the south coast of the island, leads down to a bay that attracts many tourists. Ventnor Haven is a small harbour.
[[File:Brading Church Graveyard, Isle of Wight.jpg|thumb|Graveyard on the grounds of the church in the town of [[Brading]]]]