Rock
Rock is a locality in Brighstone, Isle of Wight, England. Rock is situated nearby to the locality Moortown, as well as near Brookside.Places of Interest
Highlights include Brighstone Down and St Mary’s Church, Brighstone.
Brighstone Down
Peak
Photo: Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
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".
Mottistone
Hamlet
Photo: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mottistone is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Brighstone, on the Isle of Wight, England. It is located in the popular tourist area the Back of the Wight.
Rock
- Type: Locality
- Location: Brighstone, Isle of Wight, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.65311° or 50° 39′ 11″ northLongitude
-1.40131° or 1° 24′ 5″ westElevation
200 feet (61 metres)Open location code
9C2WMH3X+6FOpenStreetMap ID
node 5462812657OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
13265680
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