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Bradford-on-Avon (sometimes Bradford on Avon or Bradford upon Avon [2] [3]) is a town and civil parish in west Wiltshire, England, near the border with Somerset, which had a population of 10,405 at the 2021 census. [1] The town's canal, historic buildings, shops, pubs and restaurants make it popular with tourists.
Bradford Lock (grid reference) is on the Kennet and Avon Canal at Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, England. It was in Bradford on Avon that the first sod was cut for the Kennet and Avon Canal in 1794. The lock has a rise/fall of 12 ft 6 inches (3.81 m).
The Hall was built around 1610 for John Hall, a wealthy mill owner, and is at the east end of the town. [1] [2] [3] The Hall family of Bradford can be traced back to at least the 13th century, under the name of "De Aulâ" or "De la Sale" (salle being french for hall).
Bradford-on-Avon railway station is a railway station on the Wessex Main Line in between Avoncliff and Trowbridge, serving the town of Bradford on Avon (the station name is hyphenated, unlike the name of the town), in Wiltshire, England. The station is 9 miles 35 chains (15.2 km) south east of Bath Spa. [1]
St Laurence's Church, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, is one of very few surviving Anglo-Saxon churches in England that does not show later medieval alteration or rebuilding. The church is dedicated to St Laurence , and documentary sources suggest it may have been founded by Saint Aldhelm around 700, although the architectural style suggests a ...
Holy Trinity Church, Bradford-on-Avon is a Grade I listed church [1] in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England. It is part of the Church of England within the Anglican Communion and Diocese of Salisbury. The parish of Holy Trinity has been a part of the benefice of Bradford on Avon Holy Trinity, Westwood and Wingfield since 2013. [2] [3] [4]
The structure, which originally served as Bradford-on-Avon Town Hall, was designed by Thomas Fuller and is a Grade II listed building. [2] Construction and architecture
Wiltshire Music Centre is a 300-seat concert hall in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England which has been described as having "the finest acoustic outside London The Centre puts on over 150 concerts a year [2] including critically acclaimed artists such as Claire Martin, Richard Rodney Bennett, Courtney Pine, [3] John Williams, [4] Imogen Cooper and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.