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Medina, Isle Of Wight




  HQ
  Status Non-metropolitan District
  Start 1974
  End 1995
  Replace 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 .