Why visit Bratton
Townapedia lists 3 museums and landmarks, 2 parks and trails, 4 places to eat and 3 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Remains of Edington Priory and Westbury White Horse.
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About Bratton
Bratton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire, about 2.5 miles (4 km) east of Westbury. The village lies under the northern slope of Salisbury Plain, on the B3098 Westbury – Market Lavington road.
From the Wikipedia article Bratton, Wiltshire (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do3
Museums and landmarks3
Remains of Edington Priory
Monument and historic site · 1.0 mi
Grade I listed priory in Edington, Wiltshire, England, UK
Bratton Castle
Monument and historic site · 0.9 mi
Bivallate Iron Age hillfort on Bratton Down in Wiltshire, England
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Restaurants and cafes4
History
The massive earthworks of the Iron Age hill fort known as Bratton Castle (or Bratton Camp) are within the parish.
Bratton was a tithing of the ancient parish of Westbury until 1894, when it became a separate civil parish.
An agricultural machinery business, R & J Reeves & Son, had a central site in Bratton village which became known as Bratton Iron Works. Begun as a blacksmith in 1799, the company became nationally known in the 19th century and was the largest employer in the area. The firm closed in 1970 and the site is now the village play area.
The Stert and Westbury Railway was built across the parish in 1900. The local station was in the adjacent parish of Edington and was called Edington & Bratton; the station closed to passengers in 1952 and to goods in 1963, but the line remains open as part of the Reading to Taunton Line.
From the History section of Bratton, Wiltshire on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Notable people from Bratton
George WhitakerProvost of the University of Trinity CollegePhoto: Unknown author, Public domain- Marjorie ReevesBritish historian (1905-2003)
Born in Bratton, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.
Churches and places of worship4
Schools, colleges and libraries1
Map of Bratton
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Getting there and nearby towns
Upavon Airfield (UPV) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 15 miles away.
- Westbury 3 mi west, about 5 min by car
- Trowbridge 5 mi northwest, about 8 min by car
- Warminster 5 mi southwest, about 8 min by car
- Southwick 5 mi west, about 8 min by car
- Melksham 7 mi north, about 11 min by car
- Potterne 7 mi northeast, about 11 min by car
- Holt 7 mi northwest, about 11 min by car
- Rode 7 mi west, about 11 min by car
- Devizes 8 mi northeast, about 13 min by car
- Frome 9 mi west, about 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Photo credits
- Bratton, My another account ( talk ), Public domain
- All Saints' Church, Westbury, Bellminsterboy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Edington-Priory, Heraldic ( talk ), CC BY 3.0
- Bratton Church (St James the Great) (36128400120), Hugh Llewelyn from Keynsham, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Westbury White Horse 2025 07 13, The Nature Box, CC BY 4.0
- Cley Hill from Westbury White Horse - panoramio, sleuth@73, CC BY 3.0
- Street-level photo, chris_debian, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, southglos, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, chris_debian, CC BY-SA 4.0
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