1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
VENTNOR, a watering-place in the Isle of Wight, England, I2§ m. S. by W. of Ryde by rail. Pop. of urban district (1901) 5866. It is finely situated in the Undercliff district, at the foot of St Boniface Down, which reaches a height of 787 ft. The town is built on a succession of terraces sloping towards the sea, and from its sheltered situation, equable temperature, and comparatively dry atmosphere is regarded as one of the best resorts in England for consumptive invalids. In the middle of the tgth century it was o…
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