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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Gurnard like this:
GURNARD, a chapelry in West Cowes parish, Isle of Wight; 1½ mile W of Cowes. It is annexed to the p. curacy of West Cowes.
Gurnard is now part of ISLE OF WIGHT Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how ISLE OF WIGHT has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Gurnard itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Gurnard, in the Isle of Wight and Hampshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/23295
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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