Braydon

Also known as Braydon, Wiltshire

Braydon is a civil parish in north Wiltshire, England, about northwest of Swindon, between Purton and Minety. A thinly-populated farming area with no settlements apart from the farms, it is best known for sharing its name with Braydon Forest.

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Place details

Locality: Malmesbury
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 0

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Key facts

UK place.country: England
UK place.static_image_name: School House on the B4696 - geograph.org.uk - 1568095.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Houses on the B4696, including the former church
UK place.label_position: left
UK place.official_name: Braydon
UK place.population: 467
UK place.population_ref: (in 2021)
UK place.unitary_england: Wiltshire
UK place.lieutenancy_england: Wiltshire
UK place.region: South West England
UK place.constituency_westminster: South Cotswolds
UK place.post_town: Swindon
UK place.postcode_district: SN5
UK place.postcode_area: SN
UK place.dial_code: 01666
UK place.os_grid_reference: SU056882

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Wikidata facts

Population: 374
Image: School House on the B4696 - geograph.org.uk - 1568095.jpg

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Commons category: Braydon
OS grid reference: SU056882
postal code: SN5
P8168: Zigbee

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Article

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Contents

History
Religious sites
Braydon Forest
Governance
References

The River Key rises in the parish and flows north-east to join the Thames. Ravensroost Wood, in the far west of the parish, is a nature reserve managed by Wiltshire Wildlife Trust.