Bradninch
Bradninch is a Town in the county of Devon.
Bradninch postcode: EX5 4
There are great places to visit near Bradninch including some great cities, historic buildings, villages, canals, rivers and streams, beaches, geological features, sssis, hiking areas, nature reserves, towns, parks, airports, castles and ruins.
The area close to Bradninch boasts some of the best cities including Exeter.
Exeter Cathedral, St Mary Steps, and St Stephen's Church - Exeter are some of Bradninch best historic buildings to visit near Bradninch.
Bradninch's best nearby villages can be found at Starcross, Lynton and Lynmouth, Littleham, Otterton, Branscombe, Beer, and Hope Cove.
The area around Bradninch boasts some of the best canals including Exeter Canal, and Grand Western Canal at Tiverton.
East Lyn River is a great place to visit close to Bradninch if you like rivers and streams.
There are a number of beaches near Bradninch including Blacklands Beach, Branscombe Beach, and Hope Cove.
Don't miss Valley of Rocks's geological features if visiting the area around Bradninch.
There are a number of sssis near to Bradninch including Dartmoor.
Hiking Areas to visit near Bradninch include Dartmoor.
Don't miss Dartmoor's nature reserves if visiting the area around Bradninch.
The area around Bradninch features a number of interesting towns including Dartmouth, Tiverton, Crediton, Topsham, Budleigh Salterton, Sidmouth, and Seaton.
Don't miss Bicton Park's parks if visiting the area around Bradninch.
Airports to visit near Bradninch include Exeter Airport.
Bradninch is near some unmissable castles like Berry Pomeroy Castle,
Ruins to visit near Bradninch include Berry Pomeroy Castle.
Bradninch History
There are some historic monuments around Bradninch:
Places to see near Bradninch
History of Bradninch
Bradninch was the caput of the feudal barony of Bradninch granted by William the Conqueror (1066 1087) to William Capra, who is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as holding this manor. The barony escheated to the crown and King Henry I (1100 1135) granted it to his illegitimate son William I de Tracy (d.circa 1136). He left one daughter and sole-heiress Grace de Tracy who married John de Sudeley, They had two children: Ralph de Sudeley (d. 1192), the eldest, who became his father’s heir, and Sir William II “de Tracy” (d. post 1172), who inherited his mother’s barony of Bradninch and assumed her family name in lieu of his patronymic. He married Hawise de Born and had a son William III de Tracy (d. pre-1194), one of the four knights who assassinated Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, in December 1170.
