Yarbridge is a hamlet on the

Isle of Wight The Isle of Wight (Help:IPA/English, /waɪt/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''WYTE'') is an island off the south coast of England which, together with its surrounding uninhabited islets and Skerry, skerries, is also a ceremonial county. T ...

, England. It is at the southern tip of the parish of

Brading The ancient 'Kynges Towne' of Brading is the main town of the civil parishes in England, 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 to ...

(where the 2011 census population was listed). The bridge over the River Yar, defended by a

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pillbox, was constructed in the Middle Ages by Sir Theobald Russell who was killed fighting a French invasion, dying of his wounds at

Knighton Gorges Knighton is a largely deserted hamlet near Newchurch on the Isle of Wight, about 2 miles NW of Sandown. The name should be pronounced as ''Kay-nighton'' to avoid confusion with the larger village of Niton, near Ventnor. Knighton is situated ...

. Until the bridge's construction,

Bembridge Bembridge is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish located on the easternmost point of the Isle of Wight. It had a population of 3,848 according to the 2001 census of the United Kingdom, leading to the implausible claim by so ...

had been an island accessible only at low tide. The bridge also crosses the railway and is bordered by an

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reserve on Brading Marshes.

Brading Roman Villa Brading Roman Villa was a Roman courtyard villa which has been excavated and put on public display in Brading on the Isle of Wight. Discovery and excavation In 1879, a farmer called Mr Munns struck a buried mosaic floor while making holes on h ...

and Morton Manor are close by.

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Hamlets on the Isle of Wight Brading Bembridge {{IsleofWight-geo-stub