BROOK, a parish in the liberty of WEST-MEDINA,
Isle of Wight division of the county of SOUTHAMPTON,
8 miles (S. W. by W.) from Newport, containing
123 inhabitants. The living is a discharged rectory, in
the archdeaconry and diocese of Winchester, rated in
the king's books at £1. 18. 9., and in the patronage
of B. and J. Jolliffe, Esqrs. The church is dedicated
to St. Mary. On Brook Down are several tumuli, each
of which is encompassed With a fosse.