Alverstone

Alverstone
Alverstone
	Alverstone Location within the Isle of Wight
OS grid reference	[SZ577856 SZ577856]
Unitary authority	Isle of Wight;
Ceremonial county	Isle of Wight;
Region	South East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SANDOWN
Postcode district	PO36
Dialling code	01983
Police	Hampshire
Fire	Isle of Wight
Ambulance	Isle of Wight
UK Parliament	Isle of Wight;
	List of places UK England Isle of Wight 50°40′00″N 1°11′00″W / 50.66667°N 1.183333°W

Alverstone is a village 3 kilometres from the east coast of the Isle of Wight, near Sandown. When Richard Webster became Chief Justice of England in 1900, he chose the title Lord Alverstone because it was the title he was permitted to choose which was "closest" to Sandown, one of his favorite locales.^[1]

References

↑ Sandown Pier, Isle of Wight, UK, h2g2, BBC.co.uk, 17th January 2001.

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[1] Sandown Pier, Isle of Wight, UK, h2g2, BBC.co.uk, 17th January 2001.

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