History of Maiden Bradley

By haikurambler

Comprehensive historical details of Maiden Bradley are published and maintained by Wiltshire Council at: Wiltshire Community History (Maiden Bradley):

"Maiden Bradley, the home of the Duke of Somerset, is a village on the Somerset border. The B3092 road that joins Frome to Mere runs through the middle of the village. The parish lies on chalk and upper greensand, and was well known as an area rich in chalk-greensand fossils. It gets its name from the leper hospital for maidens that was founded here in the 12th century. The word Bradley means a wide clearing or wood. One and a half miles southwest of the village is the deserted medieval village of Yarnfield. Formerly in the county of Somerset, it was transferred to Wiltshire in 1895 and is a hamlet of the parish of Maiden Bradley. As a manor in the 17th century it was held by Lieut. -General Edmund Ludlow, a member of the tribunal which condemned Charles I."

Wikipedia has an entry for: Maiden Bradley with Yarnfield; which gives an overview (with useful external links):

"Maiden Bradley with Yarnfield is a small south Wiltshire civil parish near the Somerset border and the home of the Duke of Somerset. The B3092 road that joins Frome to Mere runs through the middle of the village of Maiden Bradley. It is in the Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the ancient Forest of Selwood."

Google and Bing are excellent for their detailed maps of the area (and, of course, their search engine services). The Ordnance Survey map featured on Bing Maps is especially useful for its indicating symbols and titles of historical (and prehistoric) artifacts. English Heritage, and their spin-offs: Heritage Gateway, Images of England, and Pastscape; all are most informative regarding features of special interest.

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At present, and for some time to come, I will be working at documenting photographically Maiden Bradley and its surrounding area; from a historical, natural history, and general landscape perspective. All the best representative images will be featured at: Pictures of England, British Listed Buildings, Geograph, Go Historic. Be sure you bookmark Maiden Bradley Listed Buildings (etc) to enjoy these regular updates. . .

08-12-13

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(Also see: Wikipedia - External Links)