BROOK
"BROOK, a parish in the liberty of West Medina, Isle of Wight, in the county
of Southampton, 7 miles to the S.W. of Newport. It is pleasantly situated
on the sea-coast, at the foot of Brook Down, which rises about 500 feet
above the level of the sea, and commands a fine view over the sea, the
island, the coast of Hampshire, and sometimes as far as the Isle of
Portland. On the down are several barrows and traces of an old camp. A
coast-guard station is established here. The living is a rectory in the
diocese of Winchester, value £250, in the gift of the Rev. T. Bowerman. The
little church of St. Mary, picturesquely perched on the lower slopes of
Alton-down, was completely destroyed by fire a few days before Christmas
Day, 1862. Brook House is the principal residence."
[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]
