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.
Bradninch is near some unmissable cities like Exeter,
Historic Buildings to visit near Bradninch include Exeter Cathedral, St Mary Steps, and St Stephen's Church - Exeter.
There are a several good villages in the Bradninch area like 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.
There are a several good rivers and streams in the area around Bradninch like East Lyn River.
Bradninch has some unmissable beaches nearby like Blacklands Beach, Branscombe Beach, and Hope Cove.
There are a several good geological features in the area around Bradninch like Valley of Rocks.
Bradninch is near some unmissable sssis like Dartmoor,
The area close to Bradninch boasts some of the best hiking areas including Dartmoor.
Dartmoor is a great place to visit close to Bradninch if you like nature reserves.
Dartmouth, Tiverton, Crediton, Topsham, Budleigh Salterton, Sidmouth, and Seaton are great places to visit near Bradninch if you like towns.
Don't miss Bicton Park's parks if visiting the area around Bradninch.
Airports to visit near Bradninch include Exeter Airport.
Places near Bradninch feature a number of interesting castles including Berry Pomeroy Castle.
Don't miss Berry Pomeroy Castle's ruins if visiting the area around Bradninch.
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.
