Genealogy: Places: UK: England: Isle of Wight: Brixton (Brighstone)
Brighstone (source wikipedia) is a village and civil parish[1] on the Isle of Wight, 6 miles southwest of Newport on the B3399 road. Brighstone was previously known as “Brixton”. (This is not to be confused with the Brixton in south London). According to the British History Online [20] this parish had the following names: Briccheston (xiii cent.); Brizteston, Brightestone (xiv cent.); Brixton (xvi cent.).Brighstone (now). See here also for… Read More »