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| Brighstone | |
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 Brighstone Village | |
  Brighstone Location within the Isle of Wight | |
| Area | 19.7665 km2 (7.6319 sq mi) [1] |
| Population | 1,603 (2011 census including Brook , Hulverstone , Limerstone and Thorncross )[2] |
| • Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Newport |
| Postcode district | PO30 |
| Dialling code | 01983 |
| Police | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| Ambulance | Isle of Wight |
| UK Parliament | |
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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]
- ^ Office of National Statistics: QS102EW - Population density retrieved 30 May 2017
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "English Parishes & Welsh Communities N&C 2004". Archived from the original on 9 January 2007. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ http://www.iwight.com/just_visiting/towns/brighstone[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Home". brighstoneparish.org.