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"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]

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• Church of England, Brightstone

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• A transcription of the section for Brixton from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.

• A transcription from Mason's Guide to the Isle of Wight, 1876.

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