Brook, Isle of Wight

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Brook
Location within the Isle of Wight
OS grid reference SZ388837
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Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town NEWPORT
Postcode district PO30
Dialling code 01983
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Isle of Wight
50°39′09″N1°27′05″W / 50.65247°N 1.45135°W / 50.65247; -1.45135 Coordinates: 50°39′09″N1°27′05″W / 50.65247°N 1.45135°W / 50.65247; -1.45135

Brook is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Brighstone, on the Isle of Wight, England. [1] In 1931 the parish had a population of 156. [2] On 1 April 1933 the parish was abolished and merged with Brighstone. [3]

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Background

The beach at Brook, with fine views towards Tennyson Down (chalk cliffs in distance) Brook Bay, Isle of Wight, UK.jpg
The beach at Brook, with fine views towards Tennyson Down (chalk cliffs in distance)
View of Brook Hill House from Brook Down View from Brook Down, Isle of Wight, England.jpg
View of Brook Hill House from Brook Down

Brook is situated on the south west coast of the Island between Brighstone and Freshwater, and borders a section of rugged coastline, the Back of the Wight, facing into the English Channel and towards the famous Needles and west Wight cliffs.

Brook's principal public attraction is its proximity to a section of coast which is used by the public for walking, fossil hunting, kitesurfing and windsurfing. There is a small 'green' by the beach and a National Trust-owned section of land with a small car park, the nearby hamlet of Brookgreen is also owned by them. There are no toilets, no cafe and no souvenir shops. A chine leads down to Brook Bay, which is a semi-circular sweep of semi-rocky beach facing south west. The prevailing south-westerly winds scour the beach and alternately either pile up sand from the Dorset coast, or strip it bare, exposing rocks and sometimes fossils.

There is a section of reef extending from the shoreline for about half a mile into the English Channel. The hinterland of Brook rises steeply from the coastal road to join the chalk spine which stretches from one end of the Island to the other.

Church

St. Mary's Church, Brook is perched on a small hillock at the top of the village. It was rebuilt in 1864 following a disastrous fire on 16 December 1863 [this date quoted from W.H. Davenport Adams, 1873, although Lloyd and Pevsner, 2006, says 1862]. The oldest surviving part of the church probably dates from the 13th century.

Transport

It is linked to other parts of the Island by Southern Vectis bus route 12, serving Freshwater, Totland and Newport as well as intermediate villages. [4] The Island Coaster bus also serves the south side of Brook on its journey between Ryde, Sandown Bay, Alum Bay and Yarmouth. [5] [6]

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.backofthewight.net%5B%5D
  2. ↑ "Population statistics Brook AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "Isle of Wight Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "Southern Vectis - bus route 7". www.islandbuses.info. 2008. Archived from the original on 12 June 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2008.
  5. ↑ "Southern Vectis - route x40". www.islandbuses.info. 2008. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 28 November 2008.
  6. ↑ "Southern Vectis - Island Coaster route map" (PDF). www.islandbuses.info. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 28 November 2008.


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