Coordinates: 50°40′35″N 1°22′07″W / 50.6765°N 1.3686°W Rowridge is a hamlet on the Isle of Wight towards the west in an area known as West Wight. It is the location of the Rowridge transmitting station, a 149.6 metres (491 ft) tall guyed transmitting mast. According to the Post Office the 2011 census population was included in the civil parish of Newport