Chale is a village and civil parish[3] on the Isle of Wight of England, in the United Kingdom.

Chale is recorded in the Domesday book as "Cela", which probably derives from the Old English word "ceole", meaning "throat".

Chale Abbey Farm and Walpen Manor are two of the oldest buildings on the Isle of Wight.

In 1456, John Goodyear, parson of Chale, donated an alabaster altarpiece depicting the main episodes in the life of the Apostle Saint James the Greater, to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, Spain, where it is preserved today.

However, this wine was the property of the Church, which forced Godeton to build a tower and an octagonal oratory at the top of the cliffs above Chale on St. Catherine's Down.

Government officials who were in England and not familiar with local geography decreed that the new lighthouse should be on top of St. Catherine's Down.

The current school building dates from 1883, although it has been augmented by a newer hall, kitchens and a computer complex.

[citation needed] Public transport is provided by Southern Vectis bus route 6, which runs between Newport and Ventnor.