Region of Isle of Wight, England (United Kingdom), Europe

The Isle of Wight was owned by a Norman family until 1293, and was earlier a kingdom in its own right Historically a part of Hampshire, the island became a separate administrative county in 1890. It continued to share the leadership of the Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire until 1974, when it was made its own ceremonial county. In common with the Crown dependencies, the British Crown was then represented on the island by the Governor of the Isle of Wight until 1995 It is the largest and second-most populous island in England and is in the English Channel, between 2 and 5 miles off the coast of Hampshire, separated by the Solent. The island has resorts that have been holiday destinations since Victorian times, and is known for its mild climate, coastal scenery, and verdant landscape of fields, downland and chines Rural for most of its history, its Victorian fashionability and the growing affordability of holidays led to significant urban development during the late 19th and early 20th centuries The island played an important part in the defence of the ports of Southampton and Portsmouth, and been near the front-line of conflicts through the ages, including the Spanish Armada and the Battle of Britain Apart from a shared police force, and the island's Anglican churches belonging to the Diocese of Portsmouth (originally Winchester), there is now no administrative link with Hampshire; although a combined local authority with Portsmouth and Southampton was considered, this is now unlikely to proceed While "Guuihtgaraburghy" was hard to identify online, it was shown as a place! source en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_Wight The island is designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve See web tag