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Bradwell, Norfolk

Coordinates: 52°34′28″N 1°41′39″E / 52.57432°N 1.69406°E / 52.57432; 1.69406
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Bradwell
Church of St. Nicholas, Bradwell
Bradwell is located in Norfolk
Bradwell
Bradwell
Location within Norfolk
Area9.74 km2 (3.76 sq mi)
Population11,628 (2021)
• Density1,194/km2 (3,090/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTG504038
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGREAT YARMOUTH
Postcode districtNR31
Dialling code01498
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°34′28″N 1°41′39″E / 52.57432°N 1.69406°E / 52.57432; 1.69406
Bradwell Village Sign

Bradwell is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is immediately to the west of, and largely indistinguishable from, the built-up urban area of the town of Great Yarmouth.[1]

History

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Bradwell's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for a 'broad spring or stream.'[1]

Bradwell is not featured in the Domesday Book.[2]

There are numerous listed farm buildings in Bradwell. These include Bradwell Hall (Eighteenth Century)[3] with an accompanying barn[4], Old Hall Farmhouse (Seventeenth Century)[5] and Church Farmhouse (Eighteenth Century)[6] with an accompanying barn.[7]

During the Second World War, Bradwell was hit by several Luftwaffe air raids designed to hit Great Yarmouth, however, the craters from the bomb damage were filled in after 1945. There were also searchlight batteries and pillboxes built in Bradwell during the war.[8]

Geography

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The civil parish has an area of 9.74 km2 and according to the 2021 census, Bradwell has a population of 11,628 people which shows a large increase from the 10,528 people recorded in the 2011 census.[9]

The A143, between Gorleston-on-Sea and Haverhill, bisects Bradwell.

St. Nicholas' Church

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Bradwell's parish church is dedicated to Saint Nicholas, is located on Church Walk and is also one of the 185 surviving English Round-tower churches, built before the Norman Conquest. The church boasts a Fifteenth Century font which shows clear signs of an iconoclastic attack in the Seventeenth Century.[10]

Education

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Bradwell's' schools include: Hillside Primary School, Homefield Church of England Primary and Nursery School, Lynn Grove Academy, Wroughton Academies and Woodlands Primary and Nursery School.

Parish Council and Local Government

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For the purposes of local government, the parish today falls within the district of Great Yarmouth. However prior to the Local Government Act 1972, the parish was within Lothingland Rural District in Suffolk.[2][3]

Bradwell Parish Council has responsibility for a number of amenities within the village, and will make representations to the borough council, county council, police and others to secure improvements to services within the village. Its 'base' is the Leo Coles Pavilion, located on the Green Lane Playing Field site – its meetings take place there, and the clerk's office is situated there. The council publishes a twice-yearly newspaper, The Bradwellian, which is delivered to every household in Bradwell by a team of volunteers.[11]

Governance

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Bradenham is part of the electoral ward of Lothingland for local elections and is part of the district of Great Yarmouth.

The village's national constituency is Great Yarmouth which has been represented by the Reform UK's Rupert Lowe since 2024.

War memorial

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Bradwell's War Memorial is an obelisk made from red granite located on Church Walk.[12] It bears the following names for the First World War and the Russian Civil War:[13]

Rank Name Unit Date of Death Other Commemoration / Burial
Maj. Percy Wiltshire 251st (Siege) Battalion, Royal Field Artillery 25 May 1917 British Cemetery, Avesnes
ST1 Herbert J. Adams HM Submarine L55 4 June 1919 Haslar Naval Hospital Cemetery
L/Cpl. Walter J. C. Moore 1/5th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment 19 April 1917 Jerusalem Memorial
SH John J. Amis HM Trawler Nadine 1 September 1915 Chatham Naval Memorial
DH Alfred C. Howes HM Drifter Hilary II 25 March 1916 Chatham Memorial
DH Robert J. Willis HM Drifter Masterpiece 10 May 1915 New Cemetery, Larne
DH Henry S. Parfitt HM Trawler Jay 11 August 1917 Chatham Memorial
DH George I. Bessey HM Trawler Reserve 27 February 1917 Chatham Memorial
Dvr. Ernest W. Shorten Army Service Corps 25 March 1919 St. Nicholas' Churchyard, Bradwell
Pte. Harry Delph 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment 15 December 1915 Helles Memorial
Pte. Harry C. Breeze 34th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment 13 May 1918 Bagneux British Cemetery
Pte. Frederick W. Chaplin Queen's Royal Regiment July 1919 St. Nicholas' Churchyard, Bradwell
Pte. Frederick C. Amis 3rd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment 10 July 1918 St. Nicholas' Churchyard, Bradwell
Spr. Roland J. Tubby 4th (Provisional) Company, Royal Engineers 4 May 1916 St. Nicholas' Churchyard, Bradwell
Mr. Arthur W. Bailey HM Trawler Reserve 22 January 1918 St. Nicholas' Churchyard, Bradwell

And, the following for the Second World War:

Rank Name Unit Date of Death Other Commemoration / Burial
F/Lt. Roger Cook No. 168 Squadron RAF 3 January 1944 Communal Cemetery, Cambrai
Lt. Michael H. C. Bellamy 2nd Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry 13 October 1944 War Cemetery, Overloon
Sgt. William D. Palmer No. 408 Squadron RCAF 15 May 1942 Churchyard, Tranebjerg
Sgt. Roy C. Bailey Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 29 January 1945 St. Nicholas' Churchyard, Bradwell
AB John H. Cooper HM Shore Installation Pembroke 30 July 1943 St. Nicholas' Churchyard, Bradwell
L/Cpl. Robert A. Brown 2nd Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment 10 May 1940 Communal Cemetery, Essars
Gnr. Herbert W. Tubby 4th (Maritime) Regiment, Royal Artillery 21 April 1943 Plymouth Naval Memorial
Gnr. Charles A. Mace 4th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery 15 December 1940 Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery
Gdsm. Charles H. J. Marler 3rd Battalion, Irish Guards 1 October 1944 Jonkerbos War Cemetery
Tpr. Christopher J. O. Ball Royal Armoured Corps 12 September 1942 Alamein Memorial
Mr. Roland R. George East Dudgeon Lightship 29 January 1940 Magdalen Cemetery, Gorleston-on-Sea

Notable residents

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References

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  1. ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  2. ^ Domesday Book. (1086). Retrieved November 6, 2022. https://opendomesday.org/map/
  3. ^ "BRADWELL HALL, Bradwell - 1372901 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  4. ^ "BARN AT BRADWELL HALL FARM, Bradwell - 1305240 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  5. ^ "OLD HALL FARMHOUSE, Burgh Castle - 1172254 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  6. ^ "CHURCH FARMHOUSE, Bradwell - 1051007 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  7. ^ "BARN AT CHURCH FARM, Bradwell - 1172214 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Bradwell-(Parish-Summary) - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  9. ^ "Bradwell (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  10. ^ "Norfolk Churches". www.norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  11. ^ Bradwell Parish Council. (2022). Retrieved November 6, 2022. http://www.bradwellparishcouncil.gov.uk/
  12. ^ Imperial War Museum. (2022). Retrieved November 7, 2022. https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/81119
  13. ^ "War Memorial – Bradwell Parish Council". Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  14. ^ Maclean, Jack; Gordon-Farleigh, Neve (4 August 2024). "Animal rescue career is dream for former Olympian". BBC News. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
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