https://www.conservapedia.com/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Davidbond 2026-10-01T07:44:57Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.35.14 https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Isle_of_Wight&diff=982219 2012-05-20T01:13:54Z

<p>Davidbond: Added fact</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:wight.jpg|The Isle of Wight from the mainland, near Lymington.|thumb]]<br /> <br /> The '''Isle of Wight''' is an island and administrative [[county]] off the south coast of [[England]]. It is a popular destination for tourists, having good beaches, [[chalk]] cliffs and impressive coastal scenery. The Island (as it is usually referred to by inhabitants) was popularised by Queen Victoria, who had a summer home near Cowes called Osborne House. Today, the Island is also popular with fossil hunters, due to the abundance of bones to be found along the cliffs and beaches, and it also hosts a number of festivals and events that attract thousands of people, including the world-famous Cowes week (focussed around sailing) and the Isle of Wight Festival and the Bestival (music). Farming is an important occupation on the Island with farmers cultivating wheat, potatoes and oilseed rape. Principal towns on the island include Cowes, [[Newport]] and Ryde. The island is bounded by the [[English Channel]] to the south and the [[Solent]] to the north. Though there have been proposals for an Isle of Wight bridge, residents have so far strenuously resisted attempts to join the Isle to the English mainland.<br /> <br /> At low tide, the island is connected to the mainland by a narrow isthmus.<br /> <br /> Regular ferry services to the island run from [[Southampton]], [[Portsmouth]], and [[Lymington]].<br /> <br /> &lt;!-- Joke: Q: What's brown, steams, and comes out of Cowes? A: The Isle of Wight ferry. --&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:United Kingdom Counties]]<br /> [[Category:Islands|Wight, Isle of]]</div>

Davidbond https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Dorset&diff=982216 2012-05-20T01:12:07Z

<p>Davidbond: Missed one</p> <hr /> <div>'''Dorset''' is a [[county]] in south-west [[England]], on the south coast. It was formerly known as Dorsetshire, but this usage is now outdated. The county is famed for its [[Jurassic Coast]], which extends into the neighbouring county of [[Devon]]. The fossilised remains of [[dinosaur]]s are found here in abundance and some of the earliest described specimens came from the dramatic cliffs of the Dorset Coast. Principal towns in Dorset are [[Poole]], [[Bournemouth]], [[Wareham]], [[Dorchester]], [[Wimbourne Minster]] and [[Bridport]]. Near Dorchester stands the impressive [[Iron Age]] [[Hillfort]] of Maiden Castle, a man-made defensive earthen mound which is a relic of England's [[Celtic]] past. Dorset has borders with [[Wiltshire]], [[Surrey]], [[Somerset]], [[Hampshire]] and [[Devon]].<br /> <br /> [[Category:United Kingdom Counties]]</div>

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