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Braunton (England)
Shade of brown
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Location of Braunton

Braunton is an English village to the west of Barnstaple in north Devon .

location

The South West Coast Path National Trail runs through the village just a few miles from the coast. The Tarka Trail also crosses the village. The dune landscape of the Braunton Burrows lies to the west and has served as a film set several times. Today's nature reserve was in 1943 a training area for the American soldiers who trained there for the Normandy landings . To the south is the Royal Marines Base Chivenor , a base for the Royal Marines .

history

Saint Brannock came from South Wales as a missionary in 550. Brannock was a priest in the household of the Brychan, King of Brecknock. He married the king's daughter, but leaving the royal house was disapproved of. At that time, many Welsh came to this side of the Bristol Channel .

Brannock came to northern Devon and landed at the mouth of the nearby Taw. He founded the Christian community. Later the first church on Caen was built and the place was founded.

The village had a train station on the now defunct railway line from Barnstaple to Ilfracombe, some of the remains of which can still be seen today.

Sons and daughters of the town

Picture gallery

  • Braunton Burrows

  • center

  • Velator Quay

  • Shade of brown

  • Ruins of the St. Michael Chapel

  • St. Brannock Church

  • St. Brannock Church

  • St. Brannock Church

  • St. Brannock Church Cemetery

  • The freight shed of the former train station, now the Museum of British Surfing

  • Reception building of the former train station

  • Braunton & District Museum

  • "Black Horse Inn"

  • Fire station

  • Countryside Center

  • Parish Hall

  • Memorial

  • Memorial Garden

Web links

Commons : Braunton  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Wiktionary: Braunton  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations