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