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Brading
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Also known as Brading, Isle of Wight

The ancient 'Kynges Towne' of Brading is the main town of the civil parish of the same name. The ecclesiastical parish of Brading used to cover about a tenth of the Isle of Wight. The civil parish now includes the town itself and Adgestone, Morton, Nunwell and other outlying areas between Ryde, St Helens, Bembridge, Sandown and Arreton. Alverstone was transferred to the Newchurch parish some thirty years ago.

Key facts

UK place.country
England
UK place.map_type
Isle of Wight
UK place.official_name
Brading
UK place.label_position
left
UK place.area_total_km2
14.2621
UK place.population
1,906
UK place.population_ref
(2021 Census)
UK place.unitary_england
Isle of Wight
UK place.lieutenancy_england
Isle of Wight
UK place.region
South East England
UK place.constituency_westminster
Isle of Wight East
UK place.post_town
SANDOWN
UK place.postcode_district
PO36
UK place.postcode_area
PO
UK place.dial_code
01983
UK place.os_grid_reference
SZ607870
UK place.static_image_name
The Bugle Inn.JPG
UK place.static_image_caption
The Bugle Inn, Brading High Street

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Wikidata facts

Population
2034
Area
14.2621
Official website
www.brading.gov.uk
Image
The Bugle Inn.JPG
Dialing code
01983
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OS grid reference
SZ607870
Commons category
Brading
postal code
PO36
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Article

18 sections
Contents
  • Name
  • History
  • Early history
  • Royal charter and governance
  • The old port
  • The Old Town Hall
  • The Bull Ring
  • The Town Gun
  • Governance
  • Wildlife and landscape
  • Transport
  • Features of the town
  • Sport and leisure
  • Famous connections
  • Notable people
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

The ancient 'Kynges Towne' of Brading is the main town of the civil parish of the same name. The ecclesiastical parish of Brading used to cover about a tenth of the Isle of Wight. The civil parish now includes the town itself and Adgestone, Morton, Nunwell and other outlying areas between Ryde, St Helens, Bembridge, Sandown and Arreton. Alverstone was transferred to the Newchurch parish some thirty years ago.

Brading has a population of 1,906 according to the 2021 Census.

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