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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.
English: A former Co-op in Bradford-on-Avon - located on shopping lane The Shambles - leaves one noticeable remnant, namely this mosaic that once marked its entrance (the site is now a charity shop). This is one of two Co-op mosaics in the area (the other is in Silver Street).
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Bradford Lock (grid reference) is on the Kennet and Avon Canal at Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, England. It was in Bradford on Avon that the first sod was cut for the Kennet and Avon Canal in 1794. The lock has a rise/fall of 12 ft 6 inches (3.81 m).
Avoncliff Aqueduct (grid reference) carries the Kennet and Avon Canal over the River Avon and the Bath to Westbury railway, at Avoncliff in Wiltshire, England, about 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (2.4 km) west of Bradford-on-Avon. It was built by John Rennie and chief engineer John Thomas, between 1797 and 1801. It is a Grade II* listed structure. [1]
The St Thomas More Roman Catholic Church is in Market Street, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England. The structure, which originally served as Bradford-on-Avon Town Hall, was designed by Thomas Fuller and is a Grade II listed building. [2]
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).
The house is approximately midway between Bradford on Avon and Wingfield, on the B3109 road. It was originally an Elizabethan Manor Farm flanked by two large stone barns. [ citation needed ] In about 1723, the Midway estate was the property of the Shrapnel family who were prosperous cloth merchants from Bradford on Avon.