Hall Family Crest From Bradford on Avon England

Boondocks in Wiltshire, England

Human being settlement in England

Bradford-on-Avon
The Town Span over the river Avon. The small domed edifice is the lockup, where the town's troublemakers were put for the dark.
Bradford-on-Avon Location within Wiltshire
Population	9,402 (in 2011)[ane]
OS grid reference	ST826609
Ceremonious parish	Bradford-on-Avon
Unitary authority	Wiltshire
Formalism canton	Wiltshire
Region	S W
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Mail service town	BRADFORD-ON-AVON
Postcode district	BA15
Dialling code	01225
Police force	Wiltshire
Burn	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	Southward Western
United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland Parliament	Chippenham
Website	Town Council
List of places United kingdom England Wiltshire 51°20′49″Northward 2°15′04″Westward  /  51.347°N 2.251°Westward  / 51.347; -ii.251 Coordinates: 51°xx′49″North 2°15′04″Due west  /  51.347°N 2.251°Due west  / 51.347; -2.251

Bradford-on-Avon (sometimes Bradford on Avon or Bradford upon Avon ^{[2] [3]}) is a boondocks and civil parish in west Wiltshire, England, about the border with Somerset, with a population of 9,402 at the 2011 demography.^[one] The town's canal, historic buildings, shops, pubs and restaurants make information technology popular with tourists.

The history of the boondocks can be traced back to Roman origins. It has several buildings dating from the 17th century, when the town grew due to the thriving English language woollen textile industry.

Geography [edit]

The town lies partly in the Avon Valley, and partly on the colina that marks the Vale's western border, eight miles southeast of Bath, in the hilly area between the Mendip Hills, Salisbury Plainly and the Cotswold Hills. The local area effectually Bath provides the Jurassic limestone (Bath Stone) from which the older buildings are synthetic. The River Avon (the Bristol Avon) runs through the boondocks. The larger boondocks of Trowbridge is nearby to the southeast.

The town includes the suburbs of Bearfield and Woolley; the parish includes the hamlets of Widbrook and Woolley Green.

The Western Wiltshire Green Belt, which forms the eastern extent of the Avon Dark-green Belt, completely surrounds Bradford-on-Avon. Information technology helps to maintain the setting and preserve the character of the town by maintaining separation from nearby settlements such as Trowbridge, Winsley, and Westwood.^{[4] [5]}

History [edit]

The earliest evidence of habitation is fragments of Roman settlements above the town. In item, archaeological digs take revealed the remains of a large Roman villa with a well-preserved mosaic on the playing fields of St Laurence School. The middle of the boondocks grew up effectually the ford across the river Avon, hence the origin of the town's name ("Broad-Ford").^{[half dozen]} This was supplemented in Norman times by the stone bridge that still stands today. The Norman side is upstream, and has pointed arches; the newer side has curved arches. The Town Bridge and Chapel is a grade I listed edifice. It was originally a packhorse span, but widened in the 17th century past rebuilding the western side.^[vii] On 2 July 1643 the town was the site of a skirmish in the English Ceremonious War, when Royalists seized command of the span on their way to the Boxing of Lansdowne.^[8]

On the bridge stands a small building which was originally a chapel but was subsequently used equally a town lockup. The weather vane on peak takes the form of a gudgeon,^[6] (an early Christian symbol), hence the local saying "nether the fish and over the water".

Widbrook Grange is a Georgian manor house on the edge of the boondocks. It was congenital as a model subcontract on Earl Manvers' estate; it is now run as a hotel.

The river provided power for the wool mills that gave the boondocks its wealth. The town has 17th-century buildings dating from the most successful period of the local textile industry. The best examples of weavers' cottages are on Newtown, Middle Rank and Tory Terraces. Daniel Defoe visited Bradford-on-Avon in the early 18th century^[6] and commented: "They told me at Bradford that it was no extra-ordinary thing to have clothiers in that land worth, from ten m, to forty thousand pounds a homo [equivalent to £1.3M to £v.3M in 2007], and many of the not bad families, who now pass for gentry in those counties, take been originally raised from, and built up past this truly noble manufacture."^[9]

With improving mechanisation in textile industry during the Industrial Revolution, the wool weaving industry moved from cottages to purpose-built woollen mills adjacent to the river, where they used water and steam to ability the looms. Effectually thirty such mills were built in Bradford-on-Avon alone, and these prospered further until the English woollen industry shifted its centre of power to Yorkshire in the late 19th century. The final local mill closed in 1905. Many take since stood empty and some became derelict.

A notable feature of Bradford-on-Avon is the large Form Ii* listed tithe barn, known as the Saxon Tithe Barn, 180 feet long and 30 anxiety wide, which was constructed in the 14th century and is at present part of Barton Farm Country Park.^[x] The barn would have been used for collecting taxes, in the course of goods, to fund the church.

There are several notable buildings in and around the boondocks centre. Many of the old textile factories have been converted into mod flats and apartments; however, few of the buildings are nonetheless used today in their original roles. Ane of the few is The Swan, a public house and hotel set in the middle of town; the building is 17th century and retains many original features, in particular the stone flag floors. Records evidence that there has been a public house on the same site since the 1500s. The Hall, on the eastern edge of the town, is a Jacobean mansion built for John Hall, a wealthy mill-possessor, in about 1610. Information technology was bought by Stephen Moulton in 1848, and is now managed by the Alex Moulton Charitable Trust.^[11]

In 1998 the Wiltshire Music Centre was opened in Bradford-on-Avon, on the grounds of St Laurence Schoolhouse. In 2000, the millennium sculpture nicknamed "Millie" was unveiled.

On eight Oct 2003, Bradford-on-Avon was granted Fairtrade Town condition.

Religious sites [edit]

Early church [edit]

The Saxon church dedicated to Saint Lawrence may have been founded by Saint Aldhelm around 705, and could take been a temporary burial site for King Edward the Martyr. Information technology was rediscovered by William Jones in 1856, having been used for secular purposes (evidently becoming a house, a schoolhouse and part of a factory).

It is suggested that some of the edifice, containing the bullheaded arcades at a higher level, may belong to a subsequently menstruum^[12] while a leaflet bachelor at the church, February 2012, seems to prefer the period 950–1050 for the whole edifice. The elaborate ornamentation of the exterior consists of pilaster-strips, a wide frieze of two plain cord-courses between which is a blind arcade of round-headed arches whose short vertical pilasters have trapezoidal capitals and bases, while on the eastern gable and the corners adjacent there is a series of mouldings as vertical triple semicylinders.^[13]

Inside the church, high in the wall to a higher place a small chancel arch, are the carved figures of two flying angels, the right-hand effigy reportedly "intended to be clothed in transparent drape ... the legs from the knee downward are depicted as showing through the transparent robe" which is referred to as a "quaint fancy".^[14]

Others [edit]

In improver to the Saxon church building, the boondocks has two Church building of England churches, two Baptist chapels, a United Church (Methodist and United Reformed Church building), a free nonconformist church, a community church, a Quaker (Club of Friends) meeting house and a Roman Catholic church building.

Holy Trinity Church is the original parish church, and stands almost the town centre by the river. The Class I listed building is Norman in origin, and it is possible that the chancel was built over the remains of an older church. Several chapels were added on the north side, and the wall in between was later opened upward so that the chapels at present form the north aisle. A squint, or hagioscope, nigh the altar is claimed to exist England'due south longest. The tower and spire was built around 1480, replacing an older 1, and the s wall was largely rebuilt in the 19th century.^[15] The church has a ring of eight bells, with the tenor (heaviest bell) weighing 29 long cwt 2 qr 26 lb (iii,330 lb or ane,510 kg).^[16]

The other Anglican church, Christ Church building, is entirely a Victorian construction.^[17] The Catholic church, dedicated to St. Thomas More, occupies the building that used to be the town hall.^[18]

There is as well a Buddhist monastery in the boondocks, nether the auspices of the Aukana Trust; it comprises a monastic building each for men and for women, and a meditation hall. There are also workshops, gardens and a library, and the elegant buildings look downward upon the town from a hill. The monastery practises the Theravadin tradition of Buddhism, and offers opportunities for both full-fourth dimension residential and office-fourth dimension practice and study.^{[ citation needed ]}

Economy [edit]

A panoramic view of Bradford from the north-w

Bradford-on-Avon was the site of an early manufacturing plant for rubber products, established at Kingston Mill by Stephen Moulton in 1848 and later named George Spencer, Moulton and Co. The visitor was caused by Avon Safety, a large manufacturer of condom products for the automotive and other industries, and production continued until 1993.^[19] Today, the boondocks is the headquarters of the Alex Moulton bicycle company and has several other pocket-size manufacturing enterprises.

The town's main business is shopping, tourism and day-to-24-hour interval servicing of a population largely made upwardly of families, commuters and the retired.

The boondocks has one mid-sized supermarket, Sainsbury's, on the Elms Cross industrial estate, a curt walk from the canal lock, and v convenience stores.^[20] Local consumers founded Bradford-on-Avon Co-operative Society in 1861, which, in the 1960s, united with other consumer co-operatives in the district to merge with a national business.^{[21] [22]} A mini outdoor shopping eye of independent shops, Weavers Walk, which describes itself every bit an "upstanding trading centre", is in the town center.

The boondocks is an increasingly pop location for films, television adaptations and more; it has played host to Wolf Hall, Creation (The life of Darwin), Robin of Sherwood and a film adaptation of Canterbury Tales. In 2016, The White Princess TV series filmed in the area.^[23]

Send [edit]

Bradford-on-Avon lies on the A363 Trowbridge to Bath road, which runs through the boondocks from southward to north, and crossed over by the B3109 linking Bradford-on-Avon with Melksham and Frome. All other road routes are minor, affording access to local settlements. Bradford-on-Avon is about xv miles from junction 18 of the M4 motorway at Bathroom and the same distance from junction 17 at Chippenham.

Bradford-on-Avon railway station lies on what is now the Heart of Wessex Line. It is served by Great Western Railway and South Western Railway services to Bath Spa, Bristol Temple Meads, Cardiff Central, Weymouth, Portsmouth Harbour and London Waterloo. The line opened in the mid-19th century and was built by the original Smashing Western Railway.

Running parallel to the railway through the town is the Kennet and Avon Canal. The use of this canal declined as the railways grew but it was restored to full working order during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. The canal provides a link through to the Avon at Bathroom in the westward, and the Thames at Reading in the east.

Governance [edit]

Bradford-on-Avon civil parish elects a town quango with twelve members: half dozen for the Northward ward and six for the South ward. Equally of June 2020, the council comprises vii councillors from the Ideal Bradford^[24] party platform, 2 contained councillors and three Liberal Democrat councillors.^[25]

The town quango provides an increasing range of services in the town, building on its historically mostly consultative and formalism office. These include provision of youth services, management of meaning and growing areas of dark-green infinite and town facilities, and management of several premises inside the town. Its chairman has the championship of Mayor of Bradford. The Boondocks Council alleged a Climate Emergency in March 2019 and has committed to becoming Carbon Neutral by 2030.

Statutory local government functions (including schools, roads, social services, emergency planning, leisure services, development control, and waste material disposal) are carried out by Wiltshire Quango, a unitary authority.

Since 2010, Bradford-on-Avon has been role of the Chippenham parliamentary constituency.

Educational activity [edit]

The town has a secondary school, St Laurence School, founded in 1980 as a result of the merger of Fitzmaurice Grammar School and Trinity Secondary Modern school.^[26] There are two primary schools: in the due north of the town is Christ Church CofE (VC) Primary Schoolhouse, established as a National schoolhouse in 1848 and on its present site since 1956.^[27] In the south, Fitzmaurice Main School, opened in 1928 equally Bradford on Avon Council Junior Mixed and Infants' School.^[28]

Sport and leisure [edit]

Bradford-on-Avon has a Non-League football club, Bradford Town F.C., who play at the Sports and Social Guild on Trowbridge Road. In addition to a bowls gild, lawn tennis courts and a pond pool, there is also the Bradford-on-Avon Rowing Club, catering for rowing and boating from their base opposite Barton Subcontract country park.^[29] Bradford on Avon rugby club, whose first team played in Dorset & Wilts one North in 2019–20, have their footing at Winsley, but westward of the boondocks. ^[30]

Wiltshire Music Heart is a purpose-built, 300-seat concert hall inside the grounds of St Laurence School that attracts internationally renowned musicians.

Notable people [edit]

• Hannah Brown, canoeist^{[ citation needed ]}
• Shadrack Byfield, War of 1812 infantryman and memoirist^{[ citation needed ]}
• Will Carling, rugby spousal relationship histrion^{[ citation needed ]}
• David Constant, Examination cricket umpire^{[ commendation needed ]}
• Phil de Glanville, rugby marriage player^{[ citation needed ]}
• Paddy Edwards, cricketer^{[ commendation needed ]}
• Paul Emsley, artist^{[ citation needed ]}
• Edgar Ford, cricketer^{[ commendation needed ]}
• Simon R. Green, science-fiction/fantasy author^{[ commendation needed ]}
• Peter Hammill, vocalist-songwriter^{[ citation needed ]}
• Miles Kington, journalist^{[ citation needed ]}
• Donald Maitland, senior diplomat^{[ commendation needed ]}
• Ed McKeever, Olympic canoeing champion^[31]
• Samuel Meredith, first British Principal Lawman in 1839^{[ citation needed ]}
• John Methuen and his son Sir Paul Methuen, successively Ambassadors to Portugal^{[ citation needed ]}
• Lewis Moody, rugby spousal relationship player^{[ citation needed ]}
• Alex Moulton, engineer and inventor^{[32] [33]}
• Rob Newman, ex-footballer and afterwards football game director^{[ commendation needed ]}
• Jonathan Newth, phase and television actor, lives in the town^[34]
• Andy Pearce, ex-footballer^{[ citation needed ]}
• Hugh Scully, television presenter^{[ citation needed ]}
• Henry Shrapnel, inventor of the shrapnel shell^{[ citation needed ]}
• Fitzroy Simpson, former professional footballer^{[ commendation needed ]}
• Jon Sleightholme, rugby union player^{[ citation needed ]}
• Simon Tisdall, journalist^{[ citation needed ]}
• Stephen Volk, screenwriter^{[ citation needed ]}
• E. H. Young, novelist^{[ citation needed ]}

The bands Blackbud and Jesus Jones formed in the town.^{[ citation needed ]}

Twin towns [edit]

Bradford on Avon is twinned with:^[35]

• Sully-sur-Loire, French republic
• Norden, Deutschland

References [edit]

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7. ^ Historic England. "The Boondocks Bridge and Chapel (1036011)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 24 Baronial 2006.
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13. ^ Taylor & Taylor, op. cit.
14. ^ Gordon Home & Edward Foord, "Bristol, Bath and Malkmesbury, with a Curt Account of Bradford on Avon" in the series Cathedrals, abbeys and Famous Churches, J.M.Paring, London, 1925
15. ^ Historic England. "Holy Trinity Church building (1364540)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 24 August 2006.
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17. ^ Historic England. "Christ Church (1036077)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 24 August 2006.
18. ^ Historic England. "Roman Catholic Church of St Thomas More than (1364518)". National Heritage Listing for England . Retrieved 24 August 2006.
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21. ^ "Coop Online Share Book search: Bradford-on-Avon". Retrieved 21 May 2008. ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
22. ^ "Listing of co-operatives in the ACDA area". Avon Co-operative Development Agency. Archived from the original on 2 August 2008. Its 5 shops in Bristol, Stroud, Glastonbury, Totnes and Bradford-on-Avon sell clothes for adults and children
23. ^ "Bradford on Avon is heart stage for filming of White Princess". Wiltshire Times. Newsquest. iii September 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2016. in the Tithe Barn, well-nigh Frome Road, and St Laurence'due south Church building, in Church Street.
24. ^ "Ideal Bradford". Retrieved 20 January 2018.
25. ^ "See your Town Councillors". Bradford on Avon Town Quango. Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved xx January 2018.
26. ^ "St. Laurence Schoolhouse, Bradford on Avon". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Quango. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
27. ^ "Christ Church Church building of England Controlled Primary School, Bradford on Avon". Wiltshire Customs History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
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29. ^ "Bradford on Avon Rowing Club (BOARC)". Archived from the original on 1 Baronial 2009. Retrieved eleven February 2021.
30. ^ "Bradford on Avon RFC". Archived from the original on xiii August 2020. Retrieved xi February 2021.
31. ^ http://www.bradfordonavonmuseum.co.uk/mckeever
32. ^ Weber, Bruce (18 December 2012). "Alex Moulton, Creator of Quirky Small-Wheeled Bike, Dies at 92, New York Times". The New York Times . Retrieved 22 Dec 2012.
33. ^ Nahum, Andrew (10 December 2012). "Alex Moulton obituary". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
34. ^ Morgan, Charley (26 September 2007). "Player lands West End role". Wiltshire Times . Retrieved x April 2021.
35. ^ "Twinning". Bradford on Avon Boondocks Council . Retrieved 21 January 2022.

External links [edit]

• Bradford on Avon Boondocks Council
• Explore BOA, Official Visitor Data Centre
• Bradford-on-Avon at Curlie
• Celebrated Bradford-on-Avon photos at BBC Wiltshire
• Vi English Towns: Bradford-on-Avon – A 35-minute BBC TV programme fabricated in 1981 examining Bradford-on-Avon's Georgian buildings and architecture
• Day Out: Bradford-on-Avon – A 30-infinitesimal BBC TV programme made in 1978 of a day spent exploring Bradford-on-Avon

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