Fishbourne, Isle of Wight

{{Short description|Village on the Isle of Wight, England}}

{{Other places|Fishbourne (disambiguation){{!}}Fishbourne}}

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{{infobox UK place

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|50.732|-1.215|display=inline,title}}

| official_name = Fishbourne

| civil_parish = Fishbourne

| area_total_km2 = 2.1820

| area_footnotes = [https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/construct/submit.asp?forward=yes&menuopt=201&subcomp= Office of National Statistics: QS102EW - Population density] retrieved 30 May 2017

| population = 754

| population_ref = (2011){{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11123459&c=PO33+4AB&d=16&e=62&g=6402013&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1445182058438&enc=1|title=Parish population 2011|website=Neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk|access-date=18 October 2015}}

| shire_district = Isle of Wight

| shire_county = Isle of Wight

| region = South East England

| constituency_westminster = Isle of Wight East

| post_town = RYDE

| postcode_district = PO33

| postcode_area = PO

| dial_code = 01983

| os_grid_reference = SZ5592

| static_image_name = Fishbourne, Isle of Wight.jpg

| static_image_caption = Fishbourne seafront

}}

Fishbourne is a village between Wootton and Ryde, on the Isle of Wight.

The name "Fishbourne" might mean "stream of fish" or "fish spring."[http://www.users.qwest.net/~alidonyin/Web/Home/Yinfam/fishname.htm ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107144649/http://www.users.qwest.net/~alidonyin/Web/Home/Yinfam/fishname.htm |date=7 January 2009 }}

It is positioned on the eastern bank of Wootton Creek, and includes the terminal for the Wightlink car ferry from Portsmouth.

Fishbourne, together with the adjoining Kite Hill area, became a civil parish in 2006[http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/55336/IsleofWigh.pdf ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202225754/http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/55336/IsleofWigh.pdf |date=2 December 2008 }} and has a parish council.[http://www.iwight.com/parishcouncils/parishcouncilsdetail.aspx?id=29 ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101226031646/http://www.iwight.com/parishcouncils/parishcouncilsdetail.aspx?id=29 |date=26 December 2010 }} The parish includes the ruined Norman abbey (founded 1132) and the Benedictine monastery including Quarr Abbey (founded in the early 1900s).

The Royal Victoria Yacht Club and the 'Fishbourne Inn' are located near the ferry terminal.

Public transport is provided by Southern Vectis bus routes 4 and 9, which stop on the main road, and operate to East Cowes, Newport and Ryde.{{cite web|year=2008 |url=http://www.islandbuses.info/r4.shtml |title=Southern Vectis - bus route 4 |publisher=Islandbuses.info |access-date=2008-05-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080322093638/http://www.islandbuses.info/r4.shtml |archive-date=22 March 2008 }}{{cite web | year = 2008 | url = http://www.islandbuses.info/r9.shtml | title = Southern Vectis - bus route 9 | publisher = Islandbuses.info | access-date = 2008-05-04 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080607231403/http://www.islandbuses.info/r9.shtml | archive-date = 7 June 2008 | df = dmy-all }}