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Brighstone

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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. "

[From The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]

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