A Bradford-centric railway map
Bradford was well-served by railways, but was not really the hub of the system! The map shows lines and stations, some still functioning, some swept away by the Beeching axe in the 1960s.
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Read MoreBradford on Avon: An introduction
During more than two millennia a settlement has existed near the broad ford across the River Avon from which Bradford on Avon takes its name.
In the Early Iron Age a fort with dry-stone walls was built on top of the hill overlooking the ford. A large important Roman villa was later established nearby and there were other villas in the district.
Bradford first enters history in...
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