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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.
Human settlement in England Brighstone Bay Brighstone Bay Brighstone Bay Location within the Isle of Wight Civil parish Brighstone Ceremonial county Isle of Wight Region South East Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom List of places UK England Isle of Wight 50°38′N 1°24′W / 50.63°N 1.4°W / 50.63; -1.4 Distant view of Brighstone Bay beyond the first point ...
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 ...
Isle of Wight County is a county in the Hampton Roads region of the U.S. state of Virginia. It is named after the Isle of Wight, England, south of the Solent, from where many of its early colonists had come. [2] As of the 2020 census, the population was 38,606. [3] Its county seat is Isle of Wight, an unincorporated community. [4]
Brighstone Forest is located in the southwest of the Isle of Wight. It is the largest forest on the Isle of Wight, being just a few hectares larger than Parkhurst Forest. It is spread over a number of hilly ridges which form the backbone of the Isle of Wight. From west to east the ridges are Chessell Down, Westover Down, Brighstone Down ...
Brighstone Down is a chalk down on the Isle of Wight. It is located close to the village of Brighstone, in the southwest of the island (the Back of the Wight), and rises to 214 metres (702 ft) at its highest point, [1] northeast of the village of Mottistone. Towards the west part is called Mottistone Down, to the East, Shorwell Down.
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 ...
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a Google map.