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The ancient 'Kynges Towne' of Brading is the main town of the civil parish[1] of the same name, which used to cover about a tenth of the Isle of Wight but now includes the town itself and Adgestone, Morton, Nunwell and other outlying areas between Ryde, St Helen's, Bembridge, Sandown and Arreton. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 506 pixelsFull resolution (907 × 574 pixel, file size: 44 KB, MIME type: image/png) An outline map of the Isle of Wight for use within templates on Wikipedia. ...
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Ryde, seen from Ryde Pier and showing the twin spires. ...
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History
Early history From early times, Brading ranked as an important Island port. The ancient name of Brerdynge, from which 'Brading' is derived, probably meant (according to 'Place Names of the Isle of Wight') the people living by the ridge of the Downs and dates from at least 683. A downland is an area of open chalk upland. ...
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The Roman Villa south of the town, as well as the numerous relics of the Roman period discovered in the area, show that this was a seaport of some note 2,000 years ago. Signs of prehistoric activity have also been found on Brading Down. Brading Roman Villa was a Roman courtyard villa which has been excavated and put on public display in Brading on the Isle of Wight. ...
The Roman Empire contained many kinds of villas. ...
Brading Down is a 35 hectare chalk down southwest of Brading, Isle of Wight. ...
Local history records that St Wilfrid came to the Island during the 680s, landed at Brading, preached there to the Islanders and began the conversion of the Island, possibly establishing his first church there. This is not consistent with Wilfrid's known biography. Wilfrid (c. ...
Royal charter and governance The charter granted to Brading by Edward VI in 1548 makes reference to a previous charter granted by Edward I in 1285. The charter allowed the town to hold two annual fairs. Edward VI (12 October 1537 – 6 July 1553) became King of England, King of France (in practice only the town and surrounding district of Calais) and Ireland on 28 January 1547, and crowned on 20 February, at just nine years of age. ...
Edward I (17 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), popularly known as Longshanks[1], also as Edward the Lawgiver because of his legal reforms, and as Hammer of the Scots,[2] achieved fame as the monarch who conquered Wales and who tried to do the same to Scotland. ...
Nowadays the fair is called Brading Day and is held over the 1st weekend in July each year. Brading Day is an annual community event held on the first weekend in July at Beechgrove Playing Fields, Brading, Isle of Wight. ...
In recognition of its status as a town, Brading still has a mayor and an elected town council.
In mediaeval times the town was governed by the Steward, Bailiffs and 13 Jurats, and returned two MPs to the Westminster Parliament. Now the town is a part of the Isle of Wight parliamentary constituency. The Isle of Wight is an English island and county, off the southern English coast, to the south of the county of Hampshire. ...
The old port Until the 16th century the port was active. Ships lay alongside at the quay behind the Bugle Inn in the High Street. Ships came into Brading Haven for shelter and for provisions, particularly water, which was of a high quality. The north-eastern part of the haven was closed off by an embankment completed in 1594, much of which is still present. Ships would then tie up at the far end of Quay Lane on the other side of the embankment.
Throughout the Middle Ages various attempts were made to drain off the rest of the harbour; for it had gradually become silted up and, except for the main channel of the river, was too shallow to be of any commercial use. Sir Hugh Myddleton, who had constructed the New River from Enfield to central London for James I, undertook this work; but the sea broke in and flooded the land once again. After others had also tried and failed, this reclamation was finally accomplished in 1881 by the building of a substantial embankment right across the harbour, with the building of the railway to Bembridge. Statue of Sir Hugh Myddleton near the terminus of the New River Sir Hugh Myddleton (1560-10 December 1631) was a Welsh goldsmith, clothmaker, banker, entrepreneur, mine-owner and self-taught engineer. ...
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Bembridge is a village located on the easternmost point of the Isle of Wight. ...
So Brading now shares with Winchelsea and Romney the distinction of being a seaport without any sea. Losing access to the sea caused Brading to decline in importance and prevented the sort of growth enjoyed by Cowes and Newport. Winchelsea is a small town in East Sussex, England, between the High Weald and the Romney Marsh. ...
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The Town Hall
 The Sundial, Brading, circa 1910 A historic Old Town Hall stands near to the church. The New Town Hall dates from 1903. There is no record of the earliest Town Hall, but an entry in The Court Leet Book 1729 refers to the assessment of one shilling rate, and also a subscription towards building a new Town Hall, Market House and Prison. In 1730 an extra 3d was added to the rate for the Town Hall. This new building remained until 1876 when it was restored to its present state, and then contained the Free Town Library. Before the building of the first school in 1823, the children were taught in the Town Hall, and it was also used for Mother's Meetings. The Town Trust now owns the building. Brading was formerly the testing place for weights & measures for all of East Wight and these standards are still kept in the upper building together with the Town Charter. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 392 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (507 × 775 pixel, file size: 224 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Brading - the sundial c1910 - Project Gutenberg eText 17296. ...
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The Bull Ring Set in the ground outside the new Town Hall (1903) there is an iron bullring which, in its original location was once used to secure a bull whilst it was being baited by dogs. According to the diaries of Sir John Oglander, the Governor of the Isle of Wight would donate 5 guineas for the purchase of the bull to be baited; the meat was afterwards donated to the poor of the town. The Mayor attended this ceremony in full regalia and a dog, known as the Mayor's Dog, would be decked with coloured ribbons and set on the bull after the proclamation had been made.
The Town Gun The town possesses a gun. It is a brass piece, made in 1549 by the Owine Brothers, John and Robert, so that the town might be defended from French invasion. The gun was never used in action, but was taken to the top of Brading Down in 1832 so that it could be fired to celebrate the passing of the Reform Bill. Unfortunately it exploded and split putting a stop to celebrations for the day.
Wildlife and Landscape The southern half of the town is in the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. There are two Sites of Important Nature Conservation close to Morton and another on the downs. Brading Down is a popular viewpoint and downland beauty spot, with outstanding views over Culver Down and Sandown Bay. From the north side of the hill you can look over the town towards the mainland. From further up you can see the Solent and the Spinnaker Tower at Portsmouth. This elevated site is also of great archaeological importance, with prehistoric, Roman and mediaeval remains, as well as practice trenches from the first world war. An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) is an area of countryside with significant landscape value in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, that has been specially designated by the Countryside Agency on behalf of the United Kingdom government. ...
Brading Down is a 35 hectare chalk down southwest of Brading, Isle of Wight. ...
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Culver Down is a chalk down to the north of Sandown, Isle of Wight. ...
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The Spinnaker Tower in June 2005. ...
For other places with the same name, see Portsmouth (disambiguation). ...
The RSPB Brading Marshes nature reserve is the first RSPB reserve on the Isle of Wight. Situated on the reclaimed land of the old harbour, behind the present-day Bembridge Harbour, it was bought in 2001 and is a mix of lagoons and ditches, reed beds and meadows, with a fringe of ancient woodland. RSPB Brading Marshes nature reserve is the only RSPB reserve on the Isle of Wight. ...
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Transport Brading is served by Brading railway station on the Island Line Railway with direct connection to the Wightlink ferry at Ryde Pier Head and stops at Ryde, Smallbrook, Sandown, Lake and Shanklin. Brading is also on the Island’s circular cycle route used for the annual “Bicycle Island Randonée”. Brading railway station is a railway station serving Brading on the Isle of Wight. ...
Island Line is the smallest of the Train Operating Companies that make up Britain’s National Rail network. ...
A Wightlink ferry and catamaran at the entrance to Portsmouth Harbour. ...
Ryde, seen from Ryde Pier and showing the twin spires. ...
Sandown is a seaside resort town and civil parish[1] on the south-east coast of the Isle of Wight, England, neighbouring the town of Shanklin to the south. ...
Lake is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight, England. ...
The seafront at Shanklin, 2003 Shanklin is a popular seaside resort and civil parish[1] on the Isle of Wight, England, just south of Sandown on the south coast. ...
The main road from Ryde to Sandown passes through the town. Ryde, seen from Ryde Pier and showing the twin spires. ...
Sandown is a seaside resort town and civil parish[1] on the south-east coast of the Isle of Wight, England, neighbouring the town of Shanklin to the south. ...
The town is well connected to the surrounding countryside by footpaths and bridleways. The Bembridge Trail passes through the town along Doctors Lane, Cross Street, High Street and Quay Lane (Wall Lane) then along the top of the embankment to St Urian's Copse. There are 71 other footpaths, by-ways and bridle paths in the civil parish area and organised parties of walkers may often be seen meeting at the station or the Bullring.
Features of the Town The main street of Brading contains most of the facilities expected of a large village, or in Brading's case, small town. There are three pubs - namely The Bugle Inn where the sea almost met the High Street when Brading Haven was a major port, the Wheatsheaf Inn which faces the Bull Ring, the Smart Fox restaurant, and one at nearby Yarbridge named the Yarbridge Inn which is famous for its selection of real ales. The Church of St Mary's is at the north end of the town and the Methodist chapel is near the centre. There is a small supermarket, a post office, a newsagents, several other specialist shops, at least three teashops and a fish and chip shop. The Isle of Wight is an English island and county, off the southern English coast, to the south of the county of Hampshire. ...
The Methodist movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity. ...
Brading has many attractions to tempt the visitor, quite apart from the natural beauty of the area. These include the famous Isle of Wight Waxworks Museum; the Lilliput Doll and Toy Museum; The Roman Villa at Morton with its protective cover (new in 2004) and interpretation centre; and Morton Manor with its vineyard and gardens. shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Famous connections
 Little Jane's Cottage, Brading, circa 1910 - alluded to by the Rev Legh Richmond One of the town's claims to fame is that the boards used in churches all over the world to display hymn numbers were invented here by the Rev Legh Richmond, who was curate-in-charge of Brading and Yaverland 1757 to 1805, and a famous writer of inspirational evangelist pamphlets at that time. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 391 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (505 × 773 pixel, file size: 251 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Little Janes Cottage, Brading c1910 - Project Gutenberg eText 17296. ...
Image File history File links Size of this preview: 391 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (505 × 773 pixel, file size: 251 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Little Janes Cottage, Brading c1910 - Project Gutenberg eText 17296. ...
Plaque in Brading church commemorating Richmond and his work Legh Richmond (1772-1827), English divine, was born on the 29th of January 1772, in Liverpool. ...
Plaque in Brading church commemorating Richmond and his work Legh Richmond (1772-1827), English divine, was born on the 29th of January 1772, in Liverpool. ...
Madonna and her husband Guy Ritchie have also been spotted walking the streets of Brading, along with Alan Titchmarsh and pop band The Feeling. Look up Madonna in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
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Alan Titchmarsh, MBE (born 2 May 1949) is a presenter of a number of gardening programmes on UK television. ...
The Feeling are a five-piece BRIT award-nominated English band from Sussex and London. ...
References - ^ English Parishes & Welsh Communities N&C 2004
External links - Brading Day Community Event
- Brading Town Council
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