Bramford
| Bramford | ||
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Shire county | ||
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| Country | England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Post town | Ipswich | |
| Postcode district | IP8 | |
| Dialling code | 01473 | |
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Bramford is a village in the
Ipswich Built-up area. It was recorded in the Domesday Book as "Brunfort" or "Branfort". The River Gipping (the source of the River Orwell
), runs at the bottom of the village and was a busy navigable waterway during the 19th century. A lock is still on the east of side of the village.
The village has two churches; (one Methodist) in the north west of the village on the B1067 road. Bramford railway station was originally on the Eastern Union Railway
but closed in 1955.
The village is served by a variety of shops and services; a primary school (southwest), a pub (the Cock), a sports ground, a bowls club and other social groups, including a football club which has a first and reserve team. There is a private care village which is called Cherryfields made up of several bungalows and flats situated up Gippingstone Road in the centre of Bramford, opposite the Co-op. Bramford also has its own
St. John Ambulance
station, with space for up to 10 vehicles.
Nearby villages include Sproughton, Somersham and Little Blakenham.
Notable people from Bramford
- William Acton (c. 1684–1744), MP for Orford
References
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bramford.
- Website about the village
- Bramford Parish Council
- Cock pub
- Bramford Lock Picture
- St Mary's from bridge
- St Mary's Font
- Bramford Methodist Church
- Bramford CofE Primary School
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