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A spectacular 14th-century monastic stone barn, 51 metres long, with an amazing timber cruck roof.
Bradford-on-Avon Tithe Barn is a Grade I listed barn in Pound Lane, Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, England. It was part of a medieval grange belonging to Shaftesbury Abbey and was built in the early 14th century, with a granary dated to about 1400. It is owned and protected by English Heritage and managed by the Bradford on Avon Preservation Trust.
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Widely regarded as one of the most complete surviving Anglo-Saxon churches in England, this small 10th- or early-11th-century building retains much of its original stonework and distinctive Anglo-Saxon architectural details.
Stylish Italianate gardens. No tours of the Georgian manor.
The remains of this very grand castle are in the Frome valley just 3 miles out of Trowbridge. The castle dates from the 14th century and was occupied by the Hungerford family for 300 years. It contains some rare medieval wall paintings. The surrounding village is the epitome of rural southwestern English charm.