Brighstone

Brighstone
Brighstone Village
Brighstone is located in Isle of Wight
Brighstone
Brighstone
Location within the Isle of Wight
Area19.7665 km2 (7.6319 sq mi) [1]
Population1,603 (2011 census including Brook , Hulverstone , Limerstone and Thorncross )[2]
• Density81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Civil parish
  • Brighstone
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNewport
Postcode districtPO30
Dialling code01983
PoliceHampshire and Isle of Wight
FireHampshire and Isle of Wight
AmbulanceIsle of Wight
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Isle of Wight
50°38′38″N 1°24′00″W / 50.644°N 1.400°W / 50.644; -1.400
View of Brighstone from Limerstone Down, looking south-west, with the English Channel in the distance
Brighstone village

Brighstone is a village and civil parish[3] on the Isle of Wight, 6 miles southwest of Newport on the B3399 road. Brighstone was previously known as "Brixton". The name derives from the Saxon name "Ecgbert's Tun".

Brighstone is the largest village in the area locally known as the Back of the Wight[4] and extends toward Limerstone and Mottistone. In Roman times a villa was built to the north, to take advantage of the clean waters of the Buddle Brook.[5]

  1. ^ Office of National Statistics: QS102EW - Population density retrieved 30 May 2017
  2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  3. ^ "English Parishes & Welsh Communities N&C 2004". Archived from the original on 9 January 2007. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  4. ^ http://www.iwight.com/just_visiting/towns/brighstone[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Home". brighstoneparish.org.