St Boniface Down

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St Boniface Down is a chalk down on the Isle of Wight. It is located close to the town of Ventnor, in the southeast of the island, and rises to 241 metres, the island's highest point, one kilometre north of the town.

St Boniface Down is also the name and was the inspiration of a 1956 work by the English composer, Trevor Duncan.

Wildlife

St Boniface Down is home to the largest cricket within the British Isles, the great green bush cricket.

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