Chale Isle of Wight Map

About Chale

Chale, a village on the Isle of Wight, exhales a certain quietude, a gentle breath drawn from the surrounding downs. It lies 7.8 km west of Ventnor (from Ventnor: bearing 273°T, OS grid SZ 484 778), and is situated south of Chale Green village. The light here, when it breaks through the island's often-brooding skies, can fall with an almost startling clarity onto the weathered stone of its cottages, illuminating the small, intense dramas of its lanes. The air itself seems to carry a faint tang of damp earth and distant sea, a constant reminder of its position, poised between the rolling farmland and the formidable coastline. Chale’s church, St. Mildred's, stands as a stoic sentinel, its ancient stones whispering tales of centuries of quiet devotion, a focal point around which the village life has ebbed and flowed like the tide.

About This Chale Map Page

Explore Chale, Isle of Wight, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 50.598424, -1.316686. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.