Bradstone is a village in
Devon
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, England, on the
River Tamar
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T ...
. It has a small church and a
Tudor hall (now a farm) with an attractive gatehouse.
Bradstone Manor Farm is a Grade II listed manor house with a
Grade I listed
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16th century gatehouse.
The
Church of St Nonna was built in the 12th century. It has been designated as a Grade I
listed building
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and is now in the care of the
Churches Conservation Trust
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.
The church has an arcaded north
aisle
An aisle is, in general, a space for walking with rows of non-walking spaces on both sides. Aisles with seating on both sides can be seen in airplanes, certain types of buildings, such as churches, cathedrals, synagogues, meeting halls, pa ...
. The west tower was added in the 15th century.
The tracery in the south wall of the
chancel
In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar, including the choir and the sanctuary (sometimes called the presbytery), at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building. It may terminate in an apse.
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is believed to date from 1261 when the church was dedicated by Bishop
Walter Branscombe
Walter Branscombe (–1280) was Bishop of Exeter from 1258 to 1280.
Origins
Nothing for certain is known of Walter Branscombe's origins and education, but he is thought to have been born in Exeter in about 1220. In the opinion of William Georg ...
.
Outside the tower is a stone dedicated to John Coumbe, said to have lived from 1484 to 1604 — outliving the entire
Tudor dynasty
The House of Tudor was a royal house of largely Welsh and English origin that held the English throne from 1485 to 1603. They descended from the Tudors of Penmynydd and Catherine of France. Tudor monarchs ruled the Kingdom of England and it ...
.
Image:St Nonna's church, Bradstone - geograph.org.uk - 427446.jpg, St Nonna's church, Bradstone
Image:Bradstone - gatehouse - geograph.org.uk - 39080.jpg, Bradstone: gatehouse
Image:Through the gatehouse - geograph.org.uk - 427433.jpg, Through the gatehouse
References
Bradstone at GENUKI
External links
Villages in the Borough of West Devon
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