Brighstone Down
Brighstone Down is a chalk down on the Isle of Wight. It is located close to the village of Brighstone, in the southwest of the island, and rises to 214 metres at its highest point, northeast of the village of Mottistone.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include All Saints’ Church, Calbourne and St Mary’s Church, Brighstone.
All Saints’ Church, Calbourne
Church
Photo: Peter Facey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
All Saints' Church, Calbourne is a parish church in the Church of England located in Calbourne, Isle of Wight.
St Mary’s Church, Brighstone
Church
St. Mary's Church is a parish church in the Church of England located in Brighstone, Isle of Wight. The churchyard contains a memorial stone to George Albert Cairns VC.
The Longstone
Photo: Debnigo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Longstone is a megalithic monument near the village of Mottistone, in the civil parish of Brighstone, close to the south west coast of the Isle of Wight.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Moortown and Brighstone.
Moortown
Locality
Photo: Bruce McDowall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Moortown is a part of Brighstone on the western side of the Isle of Wight. The area is known as the Back of the Wight. Before 2011, the only form of public transport to pass through the village was an infrequent Wightbus service 36, connecting the village with Newport and Brighstone.
Brighstone
Village
Brighstone is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight, 6 miles southwest of Newport on the B3399 road. Brighstone was previously known as "Brixton".
Calbourne
Village
Photo: Hassocks5489, CC0.
Calbourne is a village in the civil parish of Calbourne, Newtown and Porchfield, on the Isle of Wight, England. It is located 5 miles from Newport in the west of the island.
Brighstone Down
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 702 feet
- Description: hill on the Isle of Wight, in England, UK
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Brighstone, Isle of Wight, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.66055° or 50° 39′ 38″ northLongitude
-1.38952° or 1° 23′ 22″ westElevation
702 feet (214 metres)Open location code
9C2WMJ66+65OpenStreetMap ID
node 597758184OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Brighstone Down” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Brighstone Down”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Brighstone Down”
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