Brighstone

Brighstone
The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Frank Basford, 2012-06-06 13:32:56 · CC BY-SA 2.0

Also known as: Brighstone, Isle of Wight, Brightstone, Brixton, Бригхстоне, برائٹ اسٹون, برایستون, ブリグストン, 布賴斯通, 布赖斯通, 布赖斯通鎮

Brighstone is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight, 6 miles southwest of Newport on the B3399 road [1]. Previously known as "Brixton," the name derives from Old English Beorhtwīg and tūn, meaning 'the farmstead or estate belonging to a man called Beorhtwīg' [1]. The parish had a population of 1,603 in 2011 [1].

TypeVilla
Period1 - 500 AD
CountryEngland
Coordinates50.6553° N, 1.4012° W

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