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Historical Background

Key events

  • 705 King Ine divided Wessex and appointed Aldhelm Bishop of Sherborne including Bradford Abbas
  • 839-58 King Athelstan grants land in BA to monastery at Sherborne
  • 1075 Bishop of Salisbury becomes owner of parish
  • 1145 parish returns to Bishop of Sherborne
  • 1540 manor of BA sold by Henry VIII to Sir John Horsey of Clifton Maybank
  • 1642 September 7th, Battle of Babylon Hill (English Civil War)
  • 1814-1884 Professor James Buckman geologist bred the first straight parsnips; correspondent of Charles Darwin
  • 1857 Bristol/Weymouth railway line opened
  • 1860 Sherborne/Yeovil section of Exeter to London railway opened
  • 1880's Henry Arnold, oldest Parish Clerk in England - village develops reputation for longevity
  • 1891 June 22nd, four cottages destroyed by fire, caused by steam engine spark
  • Late C19 Roman kilns found; scheduled ancient monument
  • 1914 29 men from parish lost lives in WW1
  • Early 1930's, rural council houses built at Emlet, Queens Road and North Street
  • 1935 'Bradford Lads' made headlines as having a combined age of 434 years; used by Eldridge Pope brewers as advertising for Huntsman Ales. The lads drank at the Rose & Crown public house, the "healthiest village in Dorset".
  • 1938 September 15th, four further cottages destroyed by fire
  • 2010 June, C1AD Roman military camp found
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  • The Pennant
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  • How to get to Bradford Abbas
  • Some village photographs
  • Contact us
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  • Report fly-tipping
  • Report a road problem
  • Useful links
  • Neighbourhood Plan
  • Upcoming events
  • History Society
  • Financial Matters
  • Supporting Documents

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