Medina, Isle of Wight
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Status: | non-metropolitan district |
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Created: | 1974 |
Abolished: | 1995 |
Succeeded by: | Isle of Wight |
Medina was a borough on the Isle of Wight in England from 1974. It was effectively abolished on April 1, 1995. It was formed by a merger of the boroughs of Newport and Ryde along with the urban district of Cowes, and got its name from an older name for Newport; which has been preserved in the River Medina. It was one of two boroughs on the island - the other was South Wight.