Bradwell-on-Sea

Coordinates: 51°43′24″N 0°53′41″E / 51.7234°N 0.8946°E / 51.7234; 0.8946
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For other places with the same name, see Bradwell (disambiguation).

Bradwell-on-Sea
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSOUTHMINSTER
Postcode districtCM0
Dialling code01621
PoliceEssex
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51°43′24″N 0°53′41″E / 51.7234°N 0.8946°E / 51.7234; 0.8946

Bradwell-on-Sea is a village and

District of Maldon and in the parliamentary constituency of Maldon, whose boundaries were last varied at the 2010 general election. In 2011, it had a population of 863,[1] a decline from 877 in the previous census.[2]
In 2021 the population was 892.

History

Bradwell-on-Sea was a Saxon Shore fort in Roman times known as Othona. The Anglo-Saxons originally called it Ithancester. Saint Cedd founded a monastery within the old walls in 653, which survives as the restored Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall, one of the oldest churches in Britain. From there, he continued the evangelisation of Essex.

In the 20th century, the village became known as the site for Bradwell nuclear power station this closed in 2002, and has now been decommissioned. It also has a school, St Cedd’s Church of England primary school and a sailing club.

The village has been called Bradwell juxta Mare (local pronunciation is same as in juxtaposition and a female horse; Latin pronunciation is yux-ta and mare-eh), Bradwell-next-the-Sea and Bradwell near the Sea.

Notable residents include the Tudor martyr Thomas Abel, the newspaper editor Sir Henry Bate Dudley, the MP Tom Driberg (later Baron Bradwell), who lived at Bradwell Lodge and who is buried in the churchyard.

The local newspaper is the Maldaon and Burnham Standard. There is a Facebook page called The Bradwell News and gossip.

World War Two

During the

North American Mustang
could be seen. A recent memorial, in the shape of a crashed de Havilland Mosquito, has been placed near to the edge of the airfield to remember all those who lost their lives in defence of Britain in the war whilst based at RAF Bradwell Bay.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 8 October 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  2. ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Maldon Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2009-12-17

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