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The name Bradworthy comes from the words ''brad'' and ''worþign'', meaning "wide estate".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bradworthy :: Survey of English Place-Names |url=http://epns.nottingham.ac.uk/browse/id/53284f37b47fc4097e0018ed |access-date=2023-08-02 |website=Survey of English Place-Names}}</ref> |
The name Bradworthy comes from the words ''brad'' and ''worþign'', meaning "wide estate".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bradworthy :: Survey of English Place-Names |url=http://epns.nottingham.ac.uk/browse/id/53284f37b47fc4097e0018ed |access-date=2023-08-02 |website=Survey of English Place-Names}}</ref> |
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Bradworthy appears in the 1086 [[Domesday Book]] as ''Brawordine''. It was held by ''Ralph of Pomeroy'' and its assets were: 12 [[ploughland]]s, 10 plough teams, {{convert|40|acre}} of meadow, {{convert|9|sqmi}} of [[pasture]], 40 cattle, 10 pigs, 120 sheep, 5 goats, and 30 other livestock. It rendered £8.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bradworthy {{ |
Bradworthy appears in the 1086 [[Domesday Book]] as ''Brawordine''. It was held by ''Ralph of Pomeroy'' and its assets were: 12 [[ploughland]]s, 10 plough teams, {{convert|40|acre}} of meadow, {{convert|9|sqmi}} of [[pasture]], 40 cattle, 10 pigs, 120 sheep, 5 goats, and 30 other livestock. It rendered £8.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bradworthy {{!}} Domesday Book |url=https://opendomesday.org/place/SS3214/bradworthy/ |access-date=2023-08-02 |website=Open Domesday}}</ref> |
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== Amenities == |
== Amenities == |
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[[File:The Bradworthy Inn - geograph.org.uk - 421525.jpg|alt=A roadside photograph of the two-storey building that houses the pub|thumb|Bradworthy Inn]] |
[[File:The Bradworthy Inn - geograph.org.uk - 421525.jpg|alt=A roadside photograph of the two-storey building that houses the pub|thumb|Bradworthy Inn]] |
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Bradworthy has a wide range of shops, many of which are situated on the perimiter of the village square, including a [[general store]], a [[Cafe (British)|cafe]], a [[pub]] (''The Bradworthy Inn'') a [[Butcher's shop|butcher's]], a vet's, a [[Automobile repair shop|garage]], and two [[Homeware store|homeware stores]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bradworthy Square. |url=http://www.village.bradworthy.co.uk/about/square/index.php5 |access-date=2023-08-02 |website=The village of Bradworthy}}</ref> Finally – in addition to being served by a [[post office]] – the village has a hairdresser's and a [[beauty salon]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Dickinson |first=Becky |date=2022-11-26 |title=Devon's 'last village' before Cornwall seems almost unreal |url=https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/devons-last-village-perfect-doesnt-7851427 |access-date=2023-08-02 |website=DevonLive |language=en}}</ref> |
Bradworthy has a wide range of shops, many of which are situated on the perimiter of the village square, including a [[general store]], a [[Cafe (British)|cafe]], a [[pub]] (''The Bradworthy Inn'') a [[Butcher's shop|butcher's]], a vet's, a [[Automobile repair shop|garage]], and two [[Homeware store|homeware stores]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Bradworthy Square. |url=http://www.village.bradworthy.co.uk/about/square/index.php5 |access-date=2023-08-02 |website=The village of Bradworthy}}</ref> Finally – in addition to being served by a [[post office]] – the village has a hairdresser's and a [[beauty salon]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Dickinson |first=Becky |date=2022-11-26 |title=Devon's 'last village' before Cornwall seems almost unreal |url=https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/devons-last-village-perfect-doesnt-7851427 |access-date=2023-08-02 |website=DevonLive |language=en}}</ref> |
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== Landmarks == |
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[[File:War memorial and church, Bradworthy - geograph.org.uk - 344500.jpg|thumb|Bradworthy's war memorial]] |
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Bradworthy claims to have the largest village square in the [[West Country]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=All about Bradworthy. |url=http://www.village.bradworthy.co.uk/about/index.php5 |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=The village of Bradworthy}}</ref> Its tarmacked area, which marks the centre of the village, is enclosed by businesses and houses, and has been present for around 1,000 years.<ref name=":1" /> |
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==References== |
==References== |
Revision as of 14:23, 3 August 2023
Bradworthy | |
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Village square | |
Location within Devon | |
Population | 741 |
OS grid reference | SS3213 |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Holsworthy |
Postcode district | EX22 |
Dialling code | 01409 |
Police | Devon and Cornwall |
Fire | Devon and Somerset |
Ambulance | South Western |
Bradworthy is a village and civil parish in Devon, England, situated 3 miles (4.8 km) north-east of the border with Cornwall. This location has led to it being called the "last village in North Devon" – traveling futher west leads to the Cornish village of Kilkhampton.[1] The village is close to the site of the first wind turbines in Devon, erected in 2005. Bradworthy has the largest village square in England.[citation needed] The civil parish is bordered by the Devon parishes Hartland, Woolfardisworthy, West Putford, Sutcombe, Holsworthy Hamlets, and Pancrasweek and the Cornish civil parishes Kilkhampton and Morwenstow. As well as a number of shops, Bradworthy village has a pub, a primary school, and an industrial estate.
The parish church of St John the Baptist dates from the 13th century and is a grade II* listed building.[2]
Arthur Herbert Procter, a Victoria Cross recipient, was vicar of Bradworthy from 1963 to 1964.[3]
The name Bradworthy comes from the words brad and worþign, meaning "wide estate".[4]
Bradworthy appears in the 1086 Domesday Book as Brawordine. It was held by Ralph of Pomeroy and its assets were: 12 ploughlands, 10 plough teams, 40 acres (16 ha) of meadow, 9 square miles (23 km2) of pasture, 40 cattle, 10 pigs, 120 sheep, 5 goats, and 30 other livestock. It rendered £8.[5]
Amenities
Bradworthy has a wide range of shops, many of which are situated on the perimiter of the village square, including a general store, a cafe, a pub (The Bradworthy Inn) a butcher's, a vet's, a garage, and two homeware stores.[6] Finally – in addition to being served by a post office – the village has a hairdresser's and a beauty salon.[1]
Landmarks
Bradworthy claims to have the largest village square in the West Country.[7] Its tarmacked area, which marks the centre of the village, is enclosed by businesses and houses, and has been present for around 1,000 years.[6]
References
- ^ a b Dickinson, Becky (26 November 2022). "Devon's 'last village' before Cornwall seems almost unreal". DevonLive. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ Historic England. "CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST (1163892)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory, 1971-72. Oxford University Press. p. 779.
- ^ "Bradworthy :: Survey of English Place-Names". Survey of English Place-Names. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "Bradworthy | Domesday Book". Open Domesday. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Bradworthy Square". The village of Bradworthy. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "All about Bradworthy". The village of Bradworthy. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
External links
- Media related to Bradworthy at Wikimedia Commons
- The Bradworthy Book
- Bradworthy at GENUKI
- About Bradworthy
- Bradworthy community page