Bradfield, Berkshire
Bradfield | |
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Village | |
2011 census)[1] | |
• Density | 131/km2 (340/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | SU6073 |
Civil parish |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Reading |
Postcode district | RG7 |
Dialling code | 0118 |
Police | Thames Valley |
Fire | Royal Berkshire |
Ambulance | South Central |
UK Parliament | |
Bradfield is a village and
Location
Bradfield's traditional centre is on the mid-
History
In the 12th-century Abingdon Chronicle, Bradenfeld is described as forming part of Abingdon Abbey in 699.[5] The Domesday Book refers to the area as Bradefelt. The name may derive from the Anglo-Saxon brād feld meaning 'broad piece of open land'.[6]
In the mid 18th century, the village was the site of two
In 1835, the Bradfield Poor Law Union was formed, and a workhouse, designed by Sampson Kempthorne, was built to accommodate 250 people. The small church of St Simon and St Jude was also built on the site. Between 1948 and 1991 the site was known as Wayland Hospital, a residential home for people with learning difficulties. Housing was built on the site at the end of the 20th century.[7][9][10]
St Andrew's Church
A church in Bradfield is first referenced in the charter of Dudley Priory in the early 12th century.[11]
The
.In 1982,
The last service was held in the church in 2014, and it was bought from the Diocese of Oxford by Bradfield College in 2019.[15]
War memorial
Bradfield's
Governance
Bradfield is a civil parish with an elected
Notable people
- Peter Nelson (1913––1998), first-class cricketer and British Army officer[17]
- Christian mystic[18]
- Catherine Octavia Stevens (1865–1959), astronomer[19]
Demography
Output area | Homes owned outright | Owned with a loan | Socially rented | Privately rented | Other | Population |
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Civil parish | 218 | 203 | 48 | 116 | 36 | 2177 |
Local area
Position:
Nearest town/city: Reading
Nearby villages:
See also
References
- ^ a b "Key Statistics: Dwellings; Quick Statistics: Population Density; Physical Environment: Land Use Survey 2005". Archived from the original on 11 February 2003. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Domesday Reloaded: BRADFIELD-CLAY HILL". BBC. 1 January 1970. Archived from the original on 12 May 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ "Magic Map Application". Magic.defra.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ Williams, David (28 August 2013) [14 August 2013]. "Finds record for: SUR-B9F446". The Portable Antiquities Scheme. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ Stevenson, Joseph, ed. (1858). Chronicon monasterii de Abingdon (in Latin). p. 11. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ISBN 9780521085755.
- ^ a b c Ditchfield, P H; Page, W, eds. (1923). A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 3; Parishes: Bradfield. Victoria County History, British History Online. pp. 395–399. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Bradfield - MWB3635". Heritage Gateway. Archived from the original on 3 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Site of Bradfield Union Workhouse, later Wayland Hospital - MWB5093". Heritage Gateway. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ Higginbotham, Peter. "Bradfield - Berkshire". workhouses.org.uk. Archived from the original on 3 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ Wallace, Steve. "REBUILDING BRADFIELD HISTORY". bradfieldcollege.org.uk. Archived from the original on 3 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ Betjeman, J. (ed.) (1968) Collins Pocket Guide to English Parish Churches: the South. London: Collins; p. 112
- ^ Historic England (14 April 1967). "Church of St Andrew (Grade II*) (1289580)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ "Duchess of Cambridge christening church: Reassurance over sale". bbc.co.uk. BBC News Online. 25 November 2013. Archived from the original on 17 February 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ "Bradfield College to turn 14th Century church into study centre". bbc.co.uk. BBC News Online. 5 January 2022. Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ "Bradfield Memorial: WM7776". iwm.org.uk. Imperial War Museum. Archived from the original on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ "Player profile: Peter Nelson". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 5 April 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ Gordon, Alexander (1896). . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 46. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ "Obituary - Catherine Octavia Stevens" (PDF). britastro.org. British Astronomical Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.