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Brighstone
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Place details
- Locality
- Brighstone
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 1,157
- Timezone
- Europe/London
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Brighstone
- UK place.civil_parish
- Brighstone
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 19.7665
- UK place.population
- 1,603
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 census including Brook, Hulverstone, Limerstone and Thorncross)
- UK place.unitary_england
- Isle of Wight
- UK place.map_type
- Isle of Wight
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Isle of Wight
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Isle of Wight West
- UK place.post_town
- Newport
- UK place.postcode_district
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Q9679
- Population
- +1603
- Area
- +19.7665
Show 1 more fact
- P8168
- Paramecium
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Article
7 sectionsContents
- History
- Today
- Notable residents
- Bus routes
- See also
- References
- External links
250px|thumb|right|View of Brighstone from Limerstone Down, looking south-west, with the English Channel in the distance 250px|right|thumb|Brighstone village
Brighstone is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight, 6 miles southwest of Newport on the B3399 road. Brighstone was previously known as "Brixton". The name means 'the farmstead or estate belonging to a man called Beorhtwīg', from Old English Beorhtwīg (personal name) and tūn. In 2011 the parish had a population of 1603.