Bramley, Hampshire
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St James' church, the parish church for Bramley |
Bramley is a
village and
parish in
Hampshire,
UK. In the
2001 census it had a
population of 3,348. It has a village shop, bakers, estate agents, pub (The Bramley Inn) and a
railway station. Also, Bramley Camp houses an Army facility where military training and maneuvers take place.
Evidence of Bramley's first inhabitants can be found in Bullsdown Camp, a prehistoric settlement, where remnants of flint-scrapers, a spear-head, a core and flint-flakes have been found. This is thought to be a late Celtic "triple-walled dun". This fortification can still be seen today.
The Romans occupied
Calleva Atrebatum, today known as
Silchester, and their occupation spread as far as Bramley given by evidence in a Romano-British Villa.
The Church of St James stands at the west of the village and originally dates from 1160, however features many historical alterations and additions up to the 20th Century. It is a Grade I
listed building.
The railway line between
Reading and
Basingstoke was built through the village in
1848. However, the village had to wait another 47 years until on
1 May,
1895 a
station in the village opened, at the insistence of the Duke of Wellington (a relative of the Wellington who fought and defeated Napoleon at Waterloo in
1815) a prominent landowner in the area. During
1935 parts of the film 'The Last Journey' were shot on the railway within the village.
Bramley is located ten
miles south of the large town of
Reading, and five miles north of
Basingstoke. The village is the site of
Bramley (Hants) railway station, on the line between Reading and Basingstoke.
Nearby towns and cities: Basingstoke,
Reading,
TadleyNearby villages: Mortimer,
Silchester,
Sherfield on LoddonNearby places of interest: *
Silchester Roman Town*
The VyneBramley is a civil parish with an elected parish council. Bramley falls within the area of
Basingstoke and Deane District Council and of
Hampshire County Council and all three councils are responsible for different aspects of local government.
*
Parish Council WebsiteChildren aged 11 to 16 that receive state-funded education are likely to attend
The Hurst Community College in
Baughurst.
*
List of places in Hampshire*
List of civil parishes in England
