CHALE, a parish in the liberty of WEST-MEDINA, Isle of Wight division of the county of SOUTHAMPTON, 7 miles (S. S. W.) from Newport, containing 473 inhabitants. The living is a rectory, in the archdeaconry and diocese of Winchester, rated in the king's books at £14. 3, llf., and in the patronage of the Rev. C. Richards. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, stands at the. foot of St. Catherine's hill, the loftiest in the island, being seven hundred and fifty feet above the level of the sea; a chapel, dedicated to St. Catherine, was erected on its summit in 1323, the tower of which still serves as a land-mark. The land and sea views are remarkably fine from this hill; and on the south-western declivity is a rude chasm, called Black-Gang Chine, which, as seen from the shore, has a striking effect. The navigation of Chale bay is exceedingly dangerous, owing to the rocks, upon which vessels are frequently driven by the violence of the surf. A school here is endowed with £16. 14. 6., being a rent-charge purchased with the sum of £150 given by Robert Weekes, in 1784, and other benefactions.