Bradbury, County Durham

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The Wesleyan Chapel in Bradbury, built in 1895 and offered for sale in 2006

Bradbury is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated between Sedgefield and Newton Aycliffe, close to the A1(M) and A689, and is approximately 16 km (9.9 mi) from Middlesbrough. Bradbury is a small agricultural village. The moorland around it is of glacial origin.

It is part of the civil parish of Bradbury and the Isle, along with the hamlets of and . 'The Isles' is an area in the parish located by the River Skerne. Historically, the river has been prone to flooding here; when flooded a number of small islands of land remain above the floodwaters. These include Great Isle and Little Isle, on which stand Great Isle farm and the hamlet of Little Isle, respectively.[1] The parish had a population of 95 according to the 2001 census,[2] increasing to 133 at the 2011 census.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Bradbury and the Isle Civil Parish | Co-Curate". co-curate.ncl.ac.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Sedgefield Borough census 2001" (PDF). Sedgefield Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 6 December 2008.
  3. ^ "Civil parish population 2011". Retrieved 20 July 2015.

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Coordinates: 54°39′N 1°30′W / 54.650°N 1.500°W / 54.650; -1.500


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