Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Brading

Brading, par. and town with ry. sta., Isle of Wight, Hants, 4 miles S. of Ryde, 8273 ac. (33 water) and 1336 tidal water and foreshore, pop. 7952; P.O., T.O It is an ancient place, and was formerly a parl. bor. It has trade in corn and fish. Brading Down commands an extensive view.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish and town with railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units: Brading AP/CP       Hampshire AncC
Place: Brading

Go to the linked place page for a location map, and for access to other historical writing about the place. Pages for linked administrative units may contain historical statistics and information on boundaries.