Editing Brading (section)

{{Short description|Town on the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom}}
{{for|the surname|Brading (surname)}}
{{for|the ship|TSMV Brading}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}
{{infobox UK place
| country                  = England
| map_type                 = Isle of Wight
| coordinates              = {{coord|50.679|-1.140|display=inline,title}}
| official_name            = Brading
| label_position           = left
| area_total_km2           = 14.2621
| area_footnotes           = <ref>[https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/construct/submit.asp?forward=yes&menuopt=201&subcomp= Office of National Statistics: QS102EW - Population density] retrieved 30 May 2017</ref>
| population               = 1,906
| population_ref           = (2021 Census)
| unitary_england          = [[Isle of Wight]]
| lieutenancy_england      = [[Isle of Wight]]
| region                   = South East England
| constituency_westminster = [[Isle of Wight East (UK Parliament constituency)|Isle of Wight East]]
| post_town                = SANDOWN
| postcode_district        = PO36
| postcode_area            = PO
| dial_code                = 01983
| os_grid_reference        = SZ607870
| static_image_name        = The Bugle Inn.JPG
| static_image_caption     = The Bugle Inn, Brading High Street
}}
The ancient 'Kynges Towne' of '''Brading''' is the main town of the [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.statistics.gov.uk/geography/geographic_area_listings/downloads/EnglishParishes%26WelshCommunities_N%26C_2004.xls |title=English Parishes & Welsh Communities N&C 2004 |access-date=24 July 2017 |archive-date=9 January 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070109015628/http://www.statistics.gov.uk/geography/geographic_area_listings/downloads/EnglishParishes%26WelshCommunities_N%26C_2004.xls |url-status=live }}</ref> 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 town itself and [[Adgestone]], [[Morton, Isle of Wight|Morton]], [[Nunwell]] and other outlying areas between [[Ryde]], [[St Helens, Isle of Wight|St Helens]], [[Bembridge]], [[Sandown]] and [[Arreton]]. [[Alverstone]] was transferred to the [[Newchurch, Isle of Wight|Newchurch]] parish some thirty years ago.

Brading has a population of 1,906 according to the [[United Kingdom Census 2021|2021 Census]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Brading |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/southeastengland/isle_of_wight/E63006761__brading/ |website=City Population |access-date=16 September 2023}}</ref>