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{{Short description|Village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England}}
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'''Brampton Bryan''' is a small village and [[Civil parishes in England|civil parish]] situated in north [[Herefordshire]], [[England]] close to the [[Shropshire]] and [[Wales|Welsh]] borders.
[[File:Brampton Bryan Hall (3450662830).jpg|thumb|280px|[[Brampton Bryan Hall]]; c. 1930s]]
'''Brampton Bryan''' is a small village and [[Civil parishes in England|civil parish]] situated in north [[Herefordshire]], England close to the [[Shropshire]] and [[Wales|Welsh]] borders.


Brampton Bryan lies mid-way between [[Leintwardine]] and [[Knighton, Powys|Knighton]] on the [[A4113 road]]. The village has had a complex history and its buildings reflect this. Much of Brampton Bryan is owned by the Harley Estate who have controlled the area since the early fourteenth century. They succeeded the powerful [[Mortimer]] family.
Brampton Bryan lies midway between [[Leintwardine]] and [[Knighton, Powys|Knighton]] on the [[A4113 road]]. The nearest station is [[Bucknell railway station]] on the [[Heart of Wales Line]]. The village has had a complex history and its buildings reflect this. Much of Brampton Bryan is owned by the estate of the Harley family who have controlled the area since the early fourteenth century. They succeeded the powerful [[Mortimer]] family.


As well as the main village, the parish contains the hamlets of Boresford and Pedwardine.
As well as the main village, the parish contains the hamlets of Boresford and Pedwardine.
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The current buildings include the ruined earthwork and buried remains of the quadrangular castle. The [[medieval]] layout consisted of four ranges built around a courtyard, with a [[gatehouse]] contained within the southern [[curtain wall (fortification)|curtain wall]], to which a large outer gatehouse was added. The whole was constructed on a [[motte and bailey|motte]] and surrounded by a [[moat]], with the approach to the castle being from the south across a bridge to the gatehouse.
The current buildings include the ruined earthwork and buried remains of the quadrangular castle. The [[medieval]] layout consisted of four ranges built around a courtyard, with a [[gatehouse]] contained within the southern [[curtain wall (fortification)|curtain wall]], to which a large outer gatehouse was added. The whole was constructed on a [[motte and bailey|motte]] and surrounded by a [[moat]], with the approach to the castle being from the south across a bridge to the gatehouse.


The north range contained the hall and service bay, both at first floor level, with the kitchen to the east. Private accommodation was found in the other ranges, with further chambers above the gate passage of the inner gatehouse and on the first floor of the outer gatehouse.
The north range contained the hall and service bay, both at first floor level, with the kitchen to the east. Private accommodation was found in the other ranges, with further chambers above the gate passage of the inner gatehouse and on the first floor of the outer gatehouse. The current house was built following the [[English Civil War]] and is largely eighteenth century.


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St [[Barnabas]] Church was built in 1656, during the period of the [[Commonwealth of England|Commonwealth]]. It replaces an earlier building that was destroyed during the siege of Brampton Bryan castle in 1643. Whilst from the outside the church has a considerable appeal, once entered the effect is unnerving due to its breadth being entirely out of proportion to its length. Its nave and chancel are one and covered by a very fine double [[hammerbeam roof]]. It was thought that the roof may well have been constructed from the ruins of the castle, but recent research as part of the Heritage Lottery bid has tended to rule that possibility out. It contains an early 14th-century monument to Lady Margaret de Brampton, who is shown holding her heart in her hands. It is a [[Grade I listed building]].<ref>{{NHLE|num=1179943 |desc= CHURCH OF ST BARNABAS |accessdate=20 September 2015 }}</ref> For more details see the [[Wigmore Abbey]] site.<ref>{{cite web |title=Wigmore Abbey |url=http://www.wigmore-abbey.org.uk/brampton%20bryan.htm |accessdate=2007-11-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101210055714/http://www.wigmore-abbey.org.uk/brampton%20bryan.htm |archivedate=2010-12-10 }}</ref> [[Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer]], statesman of the late Stuart and early Georgian periods, is buried in the churchyard. The church is on [[Historic England]]'s list of buildings at risk.<ref>{{cite web |title=Heritage at Risk |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/advice/heritage-at-risk/search-register/results/?searchType=HAR&search=herefordshire |website=Historic England}}</ref>
The current house was built following the [[English Civil War]] and is largely eighteenth century.
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St [[Barnabas]] Church was built in 1656, during the period of the [[Commonwealth of England|Commonwealth]]. It replaces an earlier building that was destroyed during the siege of Brampton Bryan castle in 1643. Whilst from the outside the church has a considerable appeal, once entered the effect is unnerving due to its breadth being entirely out of proportion to its length. Its nave and chancel are one and covered by a very fine double [[hammerbeam roof]]. The roof may well have been constructed from the ruins of the castle. It contains an early 14th century monument to Lady Margaret de Brampton, who is shown holding her heart in her hands. For more details see the [[Wigmore Abbey]] site.<ref>{{cite web | author= | title=Wigmore Abbey |url=http://www.wigmore-abbey.org.uk/brampton%20bryan.htm| accessdate=2007-11-20}}</ref>


Other buildings within the village include a number of fine [[Georgian architecture|Georgian]] houses and some earlier timber-framed buildings situated around the small triangular green. Parson's Pole Bridge is situated in the civil parish and takes the lane from Brampton Bryan to the hamlets of [[Buckton and Coxall]] across the River Teme.
Other buildings within the village include a number of fine [[Georgian architecture|Georgian]] houses and some earlier timber-framed buildings situated around the small triangular green. Parson's Pole Bridge is situated in the civil parish and takes the lane from Brampton Bryan to the hamlets of [[Buckton and Coxall]] across the River Teme.


==History==
==History==
[[File:'A country lane' Brampton Brian (3450594264).jpg|thumb|'A country lane' Brampton Bryan]]
The village is mentioned in the [[Domesday Survey]] when it formed part of the estate of Ralph de [[Mortimer]] although evidence of occupation extends back to at least Roman times; as the remains of a temporary marching camp lie near the village.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roman-britain.org/places/brampton_bryan.htm|title=Temporary Marching Camp, Brampton Bryan, Herefordshire}}</ref>
The village is mentioned in the [[Domesday Survey]] when it formed part of the estate of Ralph de [[Mortimer]] although evidence of occupation extends back to at least Roman times, as the remains of a temporary marching camp lie near the village.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roman-britain.co.uk/places/brampton_bryan/|title=Temporary Marching Camp, Brampton Bryan, Herefordshire }}</ref>


The name means '[[Broom (shrub)|Broom]] farm/settlement'. 'Bryan' probably refers to one Brian Unspac.<ref>{{cite web | author=Institute for Name Studies| title=A Key to English Place-Names |url=http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/english/ins/kepn/detailpop.php?placeno=5575| accessdate=15 July 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | author=Some Fabulous Pedigrees| title=Pedigree of Brian de Brampton Unspac, Lord of Kinlet|url=http://www.penrose.org/getperson.php?personID=I30947&tree=penrose| accessdate=15 July 2009 }}</ref>
The name means '[[Broom (shrub)|Broom]] farm/settlement'. 'Bryan' probably refers to one Brian Unspac.<ref>{{cite web | author=Institute for Name Studies| title=A Key to English Place-Names |url=http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/english/ins/kepn/detailpop.php?placeno=5575| accessdate=15 July 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | author=Some Fabulous Pedigrees| title=Pedigree of Brian de Brampton Unspac, Lord of Kinlet|url=http://www.penrose.org/getperson.php?personID=I30947&tree=penrose| accessdate=15 July 2009 }}</ref>


During the [[First English Civil War]], Brampton Bryan Castle was held for Parliament by Lady [[Brilliana Harley]] during the first of two sieges. The first siege started on 26 July 1643 when Royalists surrounded Brampton Bryan. Although the village was put to the torch (the church, the parsonage, 40 houses and the castle mills were all burnt down), and the castle left without a roof, the Royalists failed to capture the castle, ending the siege on 9 September. Lady Brilliana died later that year, probably due to ill health brought on by the siege.{{sfn|BBC staff|2010}}{{sfn|HCC staff|2013}} In the spring of 1644, the Royalists began a new siege that lasted for three weeks. This time the castle defences were so weakened by undermining and battering by artillery, that the Parliamentary governor surrendered the castle. It was then sacked and burnt, while the garrison was sent to be imprisoned in Royalist-controlled [[Shrewsbury]].{{sfn|Forsyth-Moser|2003}}
During the [[First English Civil War]] [[Brampton Bryan Castle]] was held for Parliament by Lady Brilliana during two sieges.<ref>{{Citation |date=1 August 2010 |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-10828150 |title=Domesday Brampton Bryan castle opens to public |publisher=BBC}} </ref>


There was also a castle in Pedwardine, south of the main village, that belonged to the Hay family.<ref>[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/HEF/BramptonBryan/Gaz1868.html GENUKI] Brampton Bryan</ref>
There was also a castle in Pedwardine, south of the main village, that belonged to the Hay family.<ref>[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/HEF/BramptonBryan/Gaz1868.html GENUKI] Brampton Bryan</ref>
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Today the village in addition to its church possesses a [[tearoom]] and a large [[bookshop]], "Aardvark Books", which sells over 50,000 titles, and a remarkable and ancient [[Taxus baccata|yew]] hedge.
Today the village in addition to its church possesses a [[tearoom]] and a large [[bookshop]], "Aardvark Books", which sells over 50,000 titles, and a remarkable and ancient [[Taxus baccata|yew]] hedge.


The [[Herefordshire Trail]] [[long-distance trail|long distance footpath]] passes through the village.
The [[Herefordshire Trail]] [[long-distance trail|long-distance footpath]] passes through the village.


==Notes==
==Notes==
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==References==
==References==
*{{Citation |first=Toria |last=Forsyth-Moser |year=2003 |url=http://htt.herefordshire.gov.uk/447.aspx |title=The Siege of Brampton Bryan |publisher=Herefordshire County Council |accessdate=July 2013}}
*{{Citation |author=BBC staff|date=1 August 2010 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-10828150 |title=Domesday Brampton Bryan castle opens to public |publisher=BBC}}
*{{Citation |author=HCC staff |date=25 February 2013 |url=http://htt.herefordshire.gov.uk/1123.aspx |title=Brampton Bryan Castle |publisher=Herefordshire County Council|accessdate=5 July 2013}}
*{{Citation|title=Radnorshire from Civil War to Restoration |first=Keith |last=Parker |location=Almeley |publisher=Logaston |year=2000 |isbn=1-873827-86-5}}
*{{Citation|first=Toria |last=Forsyth-Moser |year=2003 |url=http://htt.herefordshire.gov.uk/459.aspx |title=The Second Siege (of Brampton Bryan) |publisher=Herefordshire County Council |accessdate=5 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223011445/http://htt.herefordshire.gov.uk/459.aspx |archivedate=2015-12-23 }}


==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Brampton Bryan}}
{{Commons category|Brampton Bryan}}
*[http://reflectionthroughtheseasons.blogspot.com/2006/02/brampton-bryan-2-this-is-village-of.html Pictures of the village]
*[http://reflectionthroughtheseasons.blogspot.com/2006/02/brampton-bryan-2-this-is-village-of.html Pictures of the village]
*[http://www.harleyestate.co.uk Living & Working in Brampton Bryan - Harley Estate]

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[[Category:Villages in Herefordshire]]
[[Category:Villages in Herefordshire]]

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52°20′49″N 2°55′08″W / 52.3469°N 2.9189°W / 52.3469; -2.9189
Brampton Bryan Hall; c. 1930s

Brampton Bryan is a small village and civil parish situated in north Herefordshire, England close to the Shropshire and Welsh borders.

Brampton Bryan lies midway between Leintwardine and Knighton on the A4113 road. The nearest station is Bucknell railway station on the Heart of Wales Line. The village has had a complex history and its buildings reflect this. Much of Brampton Bryan is owned by the estate of the Harley family who have controlled the area since the early fourteenth century. They succeeded the powerful Mortimer family.

As well as the main village, the parish contains the hamlets of Boresford and Pedwardine.

Buildings[edit]

The ruins of Brampton Bryan Castle are on a floodplain south of the River Teme, 50 metres (160 ft) north of the church. From this site the castle guarded an important route from Ludlow along the Teme Valley to Knighton and on into Central Wales. The area has been important since Roman times and the village is a few miles west of Leintwardine - an important Roman site.

The current buildings include the ruined earthwork and buried remains of the quadrangular castle. The medieval layout consisted of four ranges built around a courtyard, with a gatehouse contained within the southern curtain wall, to which a large outer gatehouse was added. The whole was constructed on a motte and surrounded by a moat, with the approach to the castle being from the south across a bridge to the gatehouse.

The north range contained the hall and service bay, both at first floor level, with the kitchen to the east. Private accommodation was found in the other ranges, with further chambers above the gate passage of the inner gatehouse and on the first floor of the outer gatehouse. The current house was built following the English Civil War and is largely eighteenth century.

St Barnabas Church was built in 1656, during the period of the Commonwealth. It replaces an earlier building that was destroyed during the siege of Brampton Bryan castle in 1643. Whilst from the outside the church has a considerable appeal, once entered the effect is unnerving due to its breadth being entirely out of proportion to its length. Its nave and chancel are one and covered by a very fine double hammerbeam roof. It was thought that the roof may well have been constructed from the ruins of the castle, but recent research as part of the Heritage Lottery bid has tended to rule that possibility out. It contains an early 14th-century monument to Lady Margaret de Brampton, who is shown holding her heart in her hands. It is a Grade I listed building.[1] For more details see the Wigmore Abbey site.[2] Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer, statesman of the late Stuart and early Georgian periods, is buried in the churchyard. The church is on Historic England's list of buildings at risk.[3]

Other buildings within the village include a number of fine Georgian houses and some earlier timber-framed buildings situated around the small triangular green. Parson's Pole Bridge is situated in the civil parish and takes the lane from Brampton Bryan to the hamlets of Buckton and Coxall across the River Teme.

History[edit]

'A country lane' Brampton Bryan

The village is mentioned in the Domesday Survey when it formed part of the estate of Ralph de Mortimer although evidence of occupation extends back to at least Roman times, as the remains of a temporary marching camp lie near the village.[4]

The name means 'Broom farm/settlement'. 'Bryan' probably refers to one Brian Unspac.[5][6]

During the First English Civil War, Brampton Bryan Castle was held for Parliament by Lady Brilliana Harley during the first of two sieges. The first siege started on 26 July 1643 when Royalists surrounded Brampton Bryan. Although the village was put to the torch (the church, the parsonage, 40 houses and the castle mills were all burnt down), and the castle left without a roof, the Royalists failed to capture the castle, ending the siege on 9 September. Lady Brilliana died later that year, probably due to ill health brought on by the siege.[7][8] In the spring of 1644, the Royalists began a new siege that lasted for three weeks. This time the castle defences were so weakened by undermining and battering by artillery, that the Parliamentary governor surrendered the castle. It was then sacked and burnt, while the garrison was sent to be imprisoned in Royalist-controlled Shrewsbury.[9]

There was also a castle in Pedwardine, south of the main village, that belonged to the Hay family.[10]

Today[edit]

Today the village in addition to its church possesses a tearoom and a large bookshop, "Aardvark Books", which sells over 50,000 titles, and a remarkable and ancient yew hedge.

The Herefordshire Trail long-distance footpath passes through the village.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Historic England. "CHURCH OF ST BARNABAS (1179943)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Wigmore Abbey". Archived from the original on 10 December 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2007.
  3. ^ "Heritage at Risk". Historic England.
  4. ^ "Temporary Marching Camp, Brampton Bryan, Herefordshire".
  5. ^ Institute for Name Studies. "A Key to English Place-Names". Retrieved 15 July 2009.
  6. ^ Some Fabulous Pedigrees. "Pedigree of Brian de Brampton Unspac, Lord of Kinlet". Retrieved 15 July 2009.
  7. ^ BBC staff 2010.
  8. ^ HCC staff 2013.
  9. ^ Forsyth-Moser 2003.
  10. ^ GENUKI Brampton Bryan

References[edit]

External links[edit]

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