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, villages, sssis, hiking areas, nature reserves, towns, airports, beaches, historic buildings, canals, rivers and streams, geological features, parks, castles and ruins.
Bradninch is near some unmissable cities like Exeter,
Villages to visit near Bradninch include Lynton and Lynmouth, Littleham, Hope Cove, Woolacombe, Churchstow, Starcross, and Otterton.
The area around Bradninch's best sssis can be found at Dartmoor.
The area around Bradninch's best hiking areas can be found at Dartmoor.
Don't miss Dartmoor's nature reserves if visiting the area around Bradninch.
Towns to visit near Bradninch include Dartmouth, Tiverton, Crediton, Topsham, Budleigh Salterton, Sidmouth, and Seaton.
There are a several good airports in the area around Bradninch like Exeter Airport.
Beaches to visit near Bradninch include Hope Cove, Blacklands Beach, and Branscombe Beach.
Historic Buildings to visit near Bradninch include Exeter Cathedral, St Mary Steps, and St Stephen's Church - Exeter.
The area around Bradninch boasts some of the best canals including Exeter Canal, and Grand Western Canal at Tiverton.
Places near Bradninch feature a number of interesting rivers and streams including East Lyn River.
Don't miss Valley of Rocks's geological features if visiting the area around Bradninch.
Bicton Park is a great place to visit close to Bradninch if you like parks.
There are a number of castles near to Bradninch including Berry Pomeroy Castle.
Places near Bradninch feature a number of interesting ruins including 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.
