Bradenstoke

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country = England
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official_name =Bradenstoke
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shire_county= Wiltshire
region= South West England
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Bradenstoke is a village in Wiltshire, England situated to the north of the RAF Lyneham airbase and to the south of the River Braydon.

Originally lying within Braydon Forest, the "stoke" means "settlement".cite web | url = http://www.lynehamvillage.com/info/towns/bradenstoke.html | title = Bradenstoke | accessdate = 2008-07-17] The parish itself is named Bradenstoke cum Clack, the latter being an ancient earthworks. [cite book | last = Mee | first = Arthur | authorlink = Arthur Mee | title = The King's England: Wiltshire | year = 1939 | publisher = Hodder & Stoughton | location = London | isbn = 0340001070 ]

Largely consisting of a long, narrow, main street, it has a church, one shop and a pub.

The former Bradenstoke Priory was founded in 1142 by Walter D’Evereaux for the Black Friars. Having fallen into disrepair, it was dismantled in 1930 to provide parts of a renovation of St Donat's Castle, which had been bought by William Randolph Hearst.

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