Ward in Isle of Wight, England
| Coordinates: | 50.686, -1.299 |
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| OS grid ref: | SZ 49 87 |
| Dialling code: | 01983 (Isle of Wight) |
Mountjoy & Shide sits on the eastern fringe of Newport on the Isle of Wight, a mix of post‑war suburban housing, small industrial estates and surprisingly pocketed green space. The former chalk workings around Shide Chalk Pit have become a local nature reserve, giving the area a distinctive limestone grassland feel amid the housing, and the ward enjoys straightforward bus links into Newport town centre.
Historically the locality was shaped by brick and chalk extraction, remnants of which still influence the built environment and local street layout. Today it has a varied social mix, with local shops, community groups and affordable housing alongside light industry, so it feels more like a practical, everyday corner of island life than a tourist spot.