Historic churches · South East England
Christ Church, Sandown
Christ Church, Sandown — church in Sandown, Isle of Wight, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Sandown · 0.5 km
- Free entry
About
Christ Church, Sandown is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Sandown, Isle of Wight, England, UK". Coordinates: 50.6523°, -1.1612°.
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Heritage listing
Christ Church, Sandown is a parish church in the Church of England located in Sandown, Isle of Wight. Rev. William Darwin Fox, naturalist-clergyman, second cousin of Charles Darwin, is buried in the graveyard, with most of his large family.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Isle Of Wight
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Christ Church, Sandown is a parish church in the Church of England located in Sandown, Isle of Wight. Rev. William Darwin Fox, naturalist-clergyman, second cousin of Charles Darwin, is buried in the graveyard, with most of his large family.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The church was built in 1845 by the architect Woodman It was the first Church of England building in Sandown and so is considered the parish church of the town. The ‘Princess Royal Chapel’ is named after Princess Victoria, eldest daughter of Queen Victoria, who gave a window in it. The graveyard contains a memorial to the wreck of HMS Eurydice which featured in a Gerard Manley Hopkins poem of the same name. It also contains the war graves of 19 Commonwealth service personnel of World War I and two from World War II, besides one of a French Navy sailor from the former war.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.6523, -1.1612
- District
- Isle of Wight
- Parish
- Sandown
- Postcode
- PO36 9GG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Isle of Wight East
- Nearest railway station
- Sandown — 0.5 km
- Official site
- www.christchurchsandown.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5108712 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Christ Church, Sandown (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Sandown Christ Church.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Christ Church, Sandown?
- Christ Church, Sandown is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode PO36 9GG), in the parish of Sandown.
- Is Christ Church, Sandown a listed building?
- Christ Church, Sandown is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Christ Church, Sandown a protected site?
- Yes — Christ Church, Sandown is part of the Isle Of Wight National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Christ Church, Sandown free to visit?
- Yes, Christ Church, Sandown is free to enter.
- How do I get to Christ Church, Sandown?
- The nearest railway station is Sandown, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode PO36 9GG.