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Brook - Harrod 1865 - Civic, Commercial and Private entries- Page 1
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| Brook, Private |
Bostock Richard, Esq. |
Gaze Rev. John Pellew, M.A., rector |
Rattarrv Lieut., R.N. |
Seely Charles, Esq., M.P., Brook house |
| Brook, Commercial |
Hayter John, carrier |
Hookay James, blacksmith [Hookey James] |
Phillips George, shoemaker |
Mursell Charles, Sun, Hulverstone |
Selby William, farmer |
Selby W., sen., farmer, land surveyor, &c., Brook farm |
Woodford Henry, carrier |
| Brook, Civic |
BROOK is a parish, in the liberty of West Medina, distant 10 miles S. W. by W. from Newport, and 5 miles from Yarmouth, on the coast. |
The church of St. Mary is a small structure, with square tower. |
The parish comprises 713 acres of arable, pasture and down land. |
Charles Seely, Esq., of Brook House, is lord of the manor and owner of the soil. |
There is a village school at Hulverstone, for the joint parishes of Brook and Mottistone. |
The population in 1861 was 156, and the acreage 713. |
POSTAL REGULATIONS. - Letters are received through Newport. The nearest money-order office is at Yarmouth. Post town, Newport. |
Coast guard Station, Lieut. Rattarry, R.N., commanding officer. |
CARRIERS TO NEWPORT. - John Hayter, Wednesday and Saturday ; Henry Woodford, Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday. |
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