Towns & cities · South East England
Bratton
Bratton — village and civil parish in Wiltshire, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Westbury · 5.6 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Bratton is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 1,172 people. Address: BA13. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Wiltshire, UK". Coordinates: 51.2700°, -2.1200°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Bratton Downs SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Avon System SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Salisbury Plain SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Bratton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire, about 2.5 miles (4 km) east of Westbury. The village lies under the northern slope of Salisbury Plain, on the B3098 Westbury – Market Lavington road.
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Background
History
The massive earthworks of the Iron Age hill fort known as Bratton Castle (or Bratton Camp) are within the parish. Bratton was a tithing of the ancient parish of Westbury until 1894, when it became a separate civil parish. An agricultural machinery business, R & J Reeves & Son, had a central site in Bratton village which became known as Bratton Iron Works. Begun as a blacksmith in 1799, the company became nationally known in the 19th century and was the largest employer in the area. The firm closed in 1970 and the site is now the village play area. The Stert and Westbury Railway was built across the parish in 1900. The local station was in the adjacent parish of Edington and was called…
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- Coordinates
- 51.2700, -2.1200
- District
- Wiltshire
- Parish
- Bratton
- Postcode
- BA13
- Parliamentary constituency
- South West Wiltshire
- Population
- 1,172
- Nearest railway station
- Westbury — 5.6 km
- Official site
- www.brattonvillage.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q1757559 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bratton, Wiltshire (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Bratton.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bratton?
- Bratton is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BA13), in the parish of Bratton.
- Is Bratton a protected site?
- Yes — Bratton is part of the Bratton Downs SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the River Avon System SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Bratton free to visit?
- Yes, Bratton is free to enter.
- How do I get to Bratton?
- The nearest railway station is Westbury, about 5.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BA13.