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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.
Brighstone Christmas Tree Festival is a local event occurring in various venues around Brighstone and Mottistone on the Isle of Wight in England for the winter tourist season. [1] This charitable event raises money for local and national charities.
The origins of both Brighstone Grange and Brook lifeboat stations are linked, as it was the loss of two ships that prompted the opening of both stations. [3]On 6 December 1859, the barque Mirabita of Malta, on passage from Marseille to London, was driven ashore and wrecked at Chale Bay. 12 of the 17 crew lost their lives.
Mottistone Manor and Garden, Isle of Wight. Mottistone is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Brighstone, on the Isle of Wight, England. It is located in the popular tourist area the Back of the Wight. [1] It is located 8 miles southwest of Newport in the southwest of the island, and is home to the National Trust's ...
Brighstone Bay is a bay on the southwest coast of the Isle of Wight, England. It lies to the south and west of the village of Brighstone from which it takes its name. It faces southwest towards the English Channel , its shoreline is 5 miles (8 km) in length and is gently curving.
The church holds an annual Christmas tree festival (the Brighstone Christmas Tree Festival) in conjunction with the one at Mottistone that has become a popular tourist attraction. [2] This event occurs in four locations: St Mary's Church, Brighstone; Brighstone Methodist Church; St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Mottistone; Wilberforce Hall ...
They lie to the south of the village of Brighstone. These two chines form the largest chine feature on the Isle of Wight. The Grange Chine starts at the southern edge of Brighstone and runs south-west, crosses under the A3055 Military Road at the hamlet of Marsh Green then continues for about five hundred metres to reach the beach at Brighstone ...
This is a list of civil parishes in the ceremonial county of Isle of Wight, England. There are 33 civil parishes. ... Brighstone 2: 19.7665: 1603: 81.10 Calbourne ...