Bradford-on-Tone
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Bradford-on-Tone is a village and civil parish in Wellington, Somerset, England, situated on the River Tone 4 miles (6.4 km) south west of Taunton. The parish, which includes Tone Green and Hele, has a population of 622.[1]
The village is centred on the meeting of three roads: two of these come from the
History
The name Bradford is undoubtedly English: it shows the village to have stood in
is said to have been 'built by the monks', though it is not known which particular monks did the work.In the 1830s the Grand Western Canal was under construction and included a bridge at Trefusis Farm.[4]
On 16 May 1991 Bradford-on-Tone was the site of a major chemical incident when a train carrying kerosene, petrol and diesel was derailed and caught fire. The fire service took two days to put the fire out and there was significant environmental damage.[5] The cause of the accident was an axle failure on one of the tank wagons.
Governance
The
For
There is also an
It is also part of the
Church of St Giles
Bradford church is dedicated to
The church is assumed to stand on the site of a former Saxon wooden church. The general design and character of the current church are 13th century Early English. In 1858–1859, the church was extensively renovated, with one wall strengthened, the pews and the whole roof replaced.[10] The effigy of Sir John de Merriet, Lord of the Manor and Patron of the Church from 1350–1391, shown as a knight in armour, had its elbow cut away to make room for the pews during the renovation.[9]
The church tower has an historic three-trained clock with no dial, dating back to at least 1720. The clock, striking the quarter and full hours, was restored to working order in December 2001, with automatic winding installed. Four of the six bells in the tower are pre-reformation, two of them dated 1450 and another two 1520. The two newer bells are from 1646 and 1811.[9]
An organ was first installed in the church in 1867, but the present organ dates from 1913, having been completely restored in 1951. Additional improvements to the organ were made in 1981.
The churchyard contains Commonwealth war graves of two British Army soldiers of World War I and a notable Royal Air Force officer of World War II,[12] Air Vice Marshal John Cole-Hamilton.[13]
Gallery
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14th-century Bradford Bridge -
The remains of the old canal by Trefusis Farm. One of the canal's seven lifts was located near here.
References
- ^ a b "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- ^ Images of England: Bradford Bridge
- ^ Historic England. "Bridge over Grand Western Canal at Trefusis Farm (1344546)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 December 2007.
- ^ "Avon and Somerset local resilience forum — individual risk assessment" (PDF). Avon Fire. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
- ^ "Wellington RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ^ "Ward population 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2015".
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Giles (1060376)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
- ^ a b c d Historical and Architectural Notes: St. Giles Church, Bradford-on-Tone, Somerset, church leaflet, 2011
- ^ "St Giles, Bradford on Tone". Wellington and District Team Ministry. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
- ^ "St Giles Church". Bradford on Tone. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
- ^ [1] CWGC Cemetery report, Bradford-on-Tone (St Giles) Churchyard, accessed 1 August 2021.
- ^ [2] CWGC Casualty Record, John Beresford Cole-Hamilton, accessed 30 July 2021.
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