Bradenstoke
Encyclopedia
Bradenstoke is a village in Wiltshire
, England
situated to the north of the RAF Lyneham
airbase and to the south of the River Braydon.
Originally lying within Braydon Forest, the "stoke" means "settlement". The parish itself is named Bradenstoke cum Clack, the latter being an ancient earthworks.
Largely consisting of a long, narrow, main street, it has 3 churches, one shop and a pub
.
The former Bradenstoke Priory was founded in 1142 by Walter D’Evereaux, sheriff of Wiltshire
, for the Augustinians
. Having fallen into disrepair after the Dissolution of the monasteries
, it was dismantled in 1930 to provide parts of a renovation of St Donat's Castle
, Wales, which had been bought by William Randolph Hearst
.
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
situated to the north of the RAF Lyneham
RAF Lyneham
RAF Lyneham is a Royal Air Force station in Wiltshire, England. It was the home of all the Lockheed C-130 Hercules transport aircraft of the Royal Air Force before they were relocated to RAF Brize Norton.The station was also home to No...
airbase and to the south of the River Braydon.
Originally lying within Braydon Forest, the "stoke" means "settlement". The parish itself is named Bradenstoke cum Clack, the latter being an ancient earthworks.
Largely consisting of a long, narrow, main street, it has 3 churches, one shop and a pub
Public house
A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...
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The former Bradenstoke Priory was founded in 1142 by Walter D’Evereaux, sheriff of Wiltshire
High Sheriff of Wiltshire
This is a list of High Sheriffs of Wiltshire.Until the 14th century the shrievalty was held ex officio by the castellans of Old Sarum.-To 1400:*1066: Edric*1067-1070: Philippe de Buckland*1085: Aiulphus the Sheriff*1070–1105: Edward of Salisbury...
, for the Augustinians
Augustinians
The term Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo , applies to two separate and unrelated types of Catholic religious orders:...
. Having fallen into disrepair after the Dissolution of the monasteries
Dissolution of the Monasteries
The Dissolution of the Monasteries, sometimes referred to as the Suppression of the Monasteries, was the set of administrative and legal processes between 1536 and 1541 by which Henry VIII disbanded monasteries, priories, convents and friaries in England, Wales and Ireland; appropriated their...
, it was dismantled in 1930 to provide parts of a renovation of St Donat's Castle
St Donat's Castle
St Donat's Castle is a medieval castle in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, overlooking the Bristol Channel in the village of St Donat's near Llantwit Major, and about 25km west of Cardiff...
, Wales, which had been bought by William Randolph Hearst
William Randolph Hearst
William Randolph Hearst was an American business magnate and leading newspaper publisher. Hearst entered the publishing business in 1887, after taking control of The San Francisco Examiner from his father...
.