Branstone, Isle of Wight

Human settlement in England

Isle of Wight

Isle of Wight

Region

South East

CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townSANDOWNPostcode districtPO36Dialling code01983Police Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire Hampshire and Isle of Wight Ambulance Isle of Wight UK Parliament

Isle of Wight

List of places: UK; England; Isle of Wight

50°38′58″N 1°12′49″W / 50.649507°N 1.213513°W / 50.649507; -1.213513

Branstone is a hamlet on the Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England. According to the Post Office the population of the hamlet at the 2011 Census was included in the civil parish of Newchurch.

The hamlet lies on the A3056 road, near to the larger settlement of Sandown. Branstone is approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) south-east of Newport. Branstone Farm Studies Centre was established in 1973 to give younger children an opportunity to sample life on a working farm.^[1] Branstone was a small village community in the 18th century and was the site of the first co-operative shop on the Island; being part of the Shanklin, Lake and Branstone Cooperative Union. The shop is now part of two private houses, called Headley House and Headley Grange.