Brampton Bryan
Village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Brampton Bryan is a small village and civil parish situated in north Herefordshire, England close to the Shropshire and Welsh borders.
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Location within Herefordshire | |
OS grid reference | SO375725 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BUCKNELL |
Postcode district | SY7 |
Dialling code | 01547 |
Police | West Mercia |
Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
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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.