BRIXTON
"BRIXTON, a parish in the liberty of West Medina, Isle of Wight, in the
county of Southampton, 6 miles to the S.W. of Newport. It is situated on
the south-west coast of the island, near Grange Chine, and includes the
hamlet of Limerston. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Winchester,
of the value of £515, in the patronage of the bishop. The church is
dedicated to St. Mary. There is a school endowed by Noel Digby in 1814,
with an income of £20 a year.
[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of
Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson (c)2003]
[Last updated: 4th August 2003, 04:02 BST - Brian Pears]
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