Newport, Isle of Wight North of its confluence with the Lukely Brook at the town's quay it becomes a navigable tidal estuary. Distance from surrounding settlements The town's suburb of Parkhurst is home to two prisons: the notorious Parkhurst Prison and Albany; together they make up HMP Isle of Wight, the largest prison in the UK. Parkhurst and Albany were once among the few top-security prisons in the United Kingdom. Camp Hill was another prison in the area, but closed in 2013. Seaclose Park in Newport, on the east bank of the River Medina, has since 2002 been the location for the revived Isle
St Paul's Church, Newport, Isle of Wight St Paul's Church, Newport, Isle of Wight St. Paul's Church, Newport is a parish church in the Church of England located in Barton, Isle of Wight and Newport, Isle of Wight. The church dates from 1844. It was designed by the architect James William Wild and is sited on Staplers Road in Barton, Newport. St Paul's was originally a district church in the parish of Whippingham, although serving the Barton area of Newport. It was built in a neo-Norman in style, with north and south aisles, an apse; there is a tower and spire at the west end of the