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, the Baron of Bradwardine. Once a thriving village, Bradwardine disappeared after the Second World War II. It had suffered losses from two fires in the early 1900s. The railway and the school were both lost after the war.

References

''Manitoba Historical Society - Historic Sites of Manitoba: Bradwardine (RM of Daly)''
* ''Geographical Names of Manitoba - Bradwardine (page 33)'' - the Millennium Bureau of Canada Ghost towns in Manitoba Unincorporated communities in Westman Region {{Manitoba-geo-stub