Bradworthy

Bradworthy

Village square
Bradworthy
 Bradworthy shown within Devon
Population 1,082 
OS grid referenceSS3213
DistrictTorridge
Shire countyDevon
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Police Devon and Cornwall
Fire Devon and Somerset
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
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England
Devon

Coordinates: 50°53′N 4°23′W / 50.89°N 04.39°W / 50.89; -04.39

Bradworthy is a village and civil parish in Devon, England. The village is close to the site of the first wind turbines in Devon, erected in 2005. Bradworthy has the largest village square in England.

St John the Baptist church

The parish church of St John the Baptist dates from the 13th century and is a grade II* listed building.[1]

Arthur Herbert Procter, a Victoria Cross recipient, was vicar of Bradworthy from 1963 to 1964.[2]

References

  1. "Name: CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST List entry Number: 1163892". English Heritage. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  2. Crockford's Clerical Directory, 1971-72. Oxford University Press. p. 779.

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