Bradstone
| Bradstone | |
| Devon | |
|---|---|
 Gatehouse at Bradstone | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SX381809 |
| Location: | 50°36’19"N, 4°17’19"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 63 |
| Postcode: | PL19 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Torridge |
Bradstone is a village in the west of Devon, close to the east bank of the River Tamar. It is a little ring village set around a square of lanes, with a small church and a Grade II listed Tudor hall ) with an attractive gatehouse
The hall is now Bradstone Manor Farm, and is Grade II listed. The gatehouse, also of the 16th century, is Grade I listed.
The parish runs down to the Tamar bank, and the river is crossed here by the ancient Greystone Bridge, which can be reached by a footpath leading out along a little brook running to Tamar.
Parish church
The Church of St Nonna was built in the 12th century. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building[1] and is now in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[2]
The church has an arcaded north aisle. The west tower was added in the 15th century.[2] The tracery in the south wall of the chancel is believed to date from 1261 when the church was dedicated by Bishop Walter Branscombe.[1] Outside the tower is a stone dedicated to John Coumbe, said to have lived from 1484 to 1604 — a life spanning the entire Tudor dynasty and beyond.
Outside links
 |
("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Bradstone) |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 National Heritage List 1326684: Church of St Nonna
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 [St Nonna's Church, Bradstone, Devon - Churches Conservation Trust
