North Bradley
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 Church Lane, North Bradley |
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| North Bradley shown within Wiltshire | |
| Population | 1,754 (in 2011) |
| OS grid reference | ST856552 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Trowbridge |
| Postcode district | BA14 |
| Dialling code | 01225 |
| Police | Wiltshire |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Parish Council |
North Bradley is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, between Trowbridge and Westbury. The village is about 1.75 miles (2.8 km) south of Trowbridge town centre. The parish includes most of the village of Yarnbrook, and the hamlets of Brokerswood, Cutteridge and Drynham.
North Bradley village is about 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Trowbridge town centre but retains a distinct identity, being separated from the town by small fields (one of which is the home of Trowbridge Town football club).
The north-south road through the village was formerly the A363 but this was diverted to the north in the late 1990s when White Horse Business Park was developed.
The parish extends some 2.5 miles (4.0 km) southwest of North Bradley village, beyond Brokerswood to the boundary with the county of Somerset, near Rudge.
The River Biss flows through the parish. A biological Site of Special Scientific Interest is at Picket Wood and Clanger Wood near Yarnbrook at the extreme east of the parish.
Local villages in include Southwick, Yarnbrook and Rode.
At the time of the Domesday Book North Bradley was part of the manor of Steeple Ashton, in the hundred of Whorwellsdown. It was within Selwood Forest until 1300.
Southwick was a tithing of the parish until it became a separate civil parish in 1866.
The village has a primary school and a pub, The Rising Sun.
North Bradley Cricket Club was first formed in 1867. In 1951 Peace Memorial Field was established, providing the team with its first real home field. By the mid-1980s the club was on a downward turn, and was in need of revival. Dennis Jones helped re-establish the club, beginning with ‘Father and Son’ and ‘Cricket Club vs Football Club’ matches. In 1999, the club entered the Wessex Midweek League and managed to win the championship with an unbeaten record. Between 2005 and 2011 the club played in the Wiltshire County Cricket League.
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