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Bradninch
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Also known as Bradninch, Devon

Bradninch is a small town, civil parish and manor in Devon, England, lying about south of Cullompton. Much of the surrounding farmland belongs to the Duchy of Cornwall. There is an electoral ward with the same name, which since May 2023 comprises the entire parish. The population was 2,165 in 2021.

Key facts

UK place.static_image_name
Bradninch from Castle Hill - geograph.org.uk - 472656.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
Bradninch from Castle Hill. St Disen's Church is to the left
UK place.country
England
UK place.official_name
Bradninch
UK place.population_ref
2,165 (2021 census)
UK place.shire_county
Devon
UK place.shire_district
Mid Devon
UK place.region
South West England
UK place.os_grid_reference
SS9903
UK place.dial_code
01392
UK place.post_town
EXETER
UK place.postcode_area
EX
UK place.postcode_district
EX5
UK place.constituency_westminster
Central Devon

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

17 sections
Contents
  • Toponymy
  • History
  • Anglo-Saxon
  • Norman
  • The value of Bradninch
  • Later history
  • Notable buildings
  • St Disen's Church
  • Bradninch Manor House
  • Political representation
  • Population
  • Transport
  • Books about Bradninch
  • Royal connections
  • Notoriety
  • References
  • External links

Bradninch is a small town, civil parish and manor in Devon, England, lying about south of Cullompton. Much of the surrounding farmland belongs to the Duchy of Cornwall. There is an electoral ward with the same name, which since May 2023 comprises the entire parish. The population was 2,165 in 2021.

In 2012, in research of 2,400 postcodes in England and Wales which took into account 60 separate factors of interest to young families, Bradninch was found to be the fifteenth most family friendly location in the country.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bradninch” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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