Yarmouth is a town, port and civil parish in the west of the Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England. The town is called for its location at the mouth of the tiny Western Yar river. The town grew near the river going across, originally a ferryboat, which was replaced with a road bridge in 1863. Yarmouth is among the smallest communities in the United Kingdom. The 2011 census reported the parish of Yarmouth having 865 common residents. In 2001 the population was simply 791 (compared to concerning 600 at the start of the 19th century). As a port and also market community Yarmouth has actually had regional commercial importance. It still has some boat lawns and chandlery, and although relatively tiny it still supports a variety of shops, resorts, clubs and also dining establishments, sustained partly by passing profession from the ferry terminal and going to watercraft owners.