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Brook, par. and vil., on SW. coast of Isle of Wight, Hants, 2½ miles NW. of Brixton, 713 ac. and 40 foreshore, pop. 195; contains B. House, on site of the old manor-house. To W. of vil., along the beach, is B. Point, geologically interesting for its extensive fossil forest.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Brook Parish Hampshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Brook |
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