Bradstone

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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

St Nonna's Church, Bradstone
St Nonna's Church, Bradstone

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.

Through the gatehouse

Outside links

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 National Heritage List 1326684: Church of St Nonna
  2. 2.0 2.1 [St Nonna's Church, Bradstone, Devon - Churches Conservation Trust