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Bradford-on-Avon (sometimes Bradford on Avon or Bradford upon Avon [2] [3]) is a town and civil parish in west Wiltshire, England, near the border with Somerset, which had a population of 10,405 at the 2021 census. [1] The town's canal, historic buildings, shops, pubs and restaurants make it popular with tourists.
The Hall was built around 1610 for John Hall, a wealthy mill owner, and is at the east end of the town. [1] [2] [3] The Hall family of Bradford can be traced back to at least the 13th century, under the name of "De Aulâ" or "De la Sale" (salle being French for hall).
Staverton is a village and civil parish in the west of the English county of Wiltshire, about 1.75 miles (2.82 km) north of the centre of Trowbridge and 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Bradford on Avon. History
Bradford Leigh is a hamlet in Wiltshire, England. It lies in the parish of South Wraxall , about 1.3 miles (2.1 km) northeast of the centre of the town of Bradford on Avon . The area was formerly a tithing of the parish of Bradford on Avon. [ 1 ]
St Laurence's Church, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, is one of very few surviving Anglo-Saxon churches in England that does not show later medieval alteration or rebuilding. The church is dedicated to St Laurence , and documentary sources suggest it may have been founded by Saint Aldhelm around 700, although the architectural style suggests a ...
Bradford-on-Avon railway station is a railway station on the Wessex Main Line in between Avoncliff and Trowbridge, serving the town of Bradford on Avon (the station name is hyphenated, unlike the name of the town), in Wiltshire, England. The station is 9 miles 35 chains (15.2 km) south east of Bath Spa. [1]
Westwood is a large village and a civil parish in west Wiltshire, England.The village is about 1.4 miles (2.3 km) southwest of the town of Bradford-on-Avon.. Upper Westwood, on a ridge crest to the north, was a distinct settlement from Lower Westwood but 20th-century housing filled the gap. [2]
Westwood Manor is a 15th-century manor house with 16th-century additions and 17th-century plaster-work in the village of Westwood, near Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England. Pevsner describes Westwood Manor as "a perfect Wiltshire manor house". [1] It has been in the ownership of the National Trust since 1956 and was designated as Grade I ...