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Lake
Lake shown within the Isle of Wight |
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| OS grid reference | SZ586836 |
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| Unitary authority | Isle of Wight |
| Ceremonial county | Isle of Wight |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SANDOWN |
| Postcode district | PO36 |
| Dialling code | 01983 |
| Police | Hampshire |
| Fire | Isle of Wight |
| Ambulance | Isle of Wight |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Isle of Wight |
| List of places: UK • England • Isle of Wight | |
Lake is a village and civil parish located on Sandown Bay, on the Isle of Wight, England.
Lake is named after the Old English "Lacu" referring to the creek that ran along what is now Scotchells Brook, which is between the Isle of Wight Airport and the Morrisons Superstore and the Spithead Industrial Park - the former "Temperatures" air conditioning factory.
Having opened in 1987, Lake railway station was the newest on the island until the construction of a station at Smallbrook Junction in 1994.
There is a Primary School at Blackpan (Broadlea) and a Comprehensive (Sandown High) and Middle School (Sandham) at the bottom of the Fairway. There are several pubs; The Stag and the Old Manor House, plus Lake Working Men's Club (currently closed) and a Townswomens' Guild. The Lions have a centre in the car park (first 1/2 hour free), behind the Co Op stores.
There is a Methodist Chapel, a Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses and an Anglican Church of the Good Shepherd. Local businesses include Downer & White undertakers, Swinton Insurance, Careless & Kemp solicitors, Allegri accountants, Weekly Ad newspaper office, a newsagent, Rite-Price Hardware Store, the Co-Op Stores (open 6.30.am to 10.30.pm.) and Karen Denley Chiropodist. The village also features an Indian and two Chinese takeaways, a kebab shop and Lake Fish Bar. There is a doctor's surgery and pharmacy near the Co Op. There is a public phone box between the Co Op and the public toilets and another set of toilets on the Revetment.
Lake or Welcome Beach is reached by a steep path down the sandstone cliffs to the Revetment, which contains two cafes (Hinks and Strollers), beach huts, a Sea Scout hut and inshore lifeboat.
The village war memorial has been relocated behind the Fairway Bus Shelter due to having been run down twice by carelessly driven lorries. A large public park called Los Altos starts at the boundary between Lake and Sandown. Local wildlife includes Pipstrelle bats at Los Altos, kestrels along the Cliff Path and Common Toads which spawn in the disused reservoir behind the Mall. Sandown & Shanklin Golf Course is behind the High School and the Rugby Club in front. The wetlands of the River Yar are an SSSI supporting newts, voles and wildfowl. Recent improvements have overcome the problem of persistent flooding near the Co-Op, caused by rainwater run-off from Lake Hill and the Mall.
Public transport is provided by Southern Vectis bus routes 2, 3 and 8, which run between Newport, Ryde, Sandown, Shanklin, Ventnor and Bembridge. Night buses operate on Friday and Saturday nights.[1]
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