Bradninch | |
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Bradninch from Castle Hill. St Disen's Church is to the left | |
Location within Devon | |
Population | 2,165 (2021 census)[1] |
OS grid reference | SS9903 |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | EXETER |
Postcode district | EX5 |
Dialling code | 01392 |
Police | Devon and Cornwall |
Fire | Devon and Somerset |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
Bradninch is a small town, civil parish and manor in Devon, England, lying about 3 miles (5 km) south of Cullompton. Much of the surrounding farmland belongs to the Duchy of Cornwall. There is an electoral ward with the same name, which since May 2023 comprises the entire parish.[2] The population was 2,165 in 2021.[1]
In 2012, in research of 2,400 postcodes in England and Wales which took into account 60 separate factors of interest to young families, Bradninch was found to be the fifteenth most family friendly location in the country.[3]
The town is twinned with Landunvez in Brittany and Downingtown, Pennsylvania.