Bradbourne
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Bradbourne | |
Derbyshire | |
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All Saints Church, Bradbourne | |
Location | |
Grid reference: | SK210526 |
Location: | 53°4’16"N, 1°41’17"W |
Data | |
Population: | 116 |
Post town: | Ashbourne |
Postcode: | DE6 |
Local Government | |
Council: | Derbyshire Dales |
Parliamentary constituency: |
Derbyshire Dales |
Bradbourne is a village in Derbyshire. The village is in the southern part of the Peak District (just outside the National Park), 5 miles north of Ashbourne.
Bradbourne is one of the Thankful Villages, which is to say those very few which suffered no losses during First World War. It is the only such village in Derbyshire. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 116.
Bradbourne Hall is a 17th century mansion house.
History
Bradbourne is listed in the Domesday Book as belonging to Henry de Ferrers and being worth thirty shillings.[1]
Outside links
("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Bradbourne) |
References
- ↑ Domesday Book: A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0-14-143994-7 p.745