The town is situated slightly to the north of the centre of the Island , at the head of the navigable section of the River Medina , which flows northward to Cowes and the Solent , and on which the town has a quay .
The town is slightly to the north of the centre of the island , at the head of the navigable section of the River Medina , which flows northward to the Solent , and on which the town has a quay .