Bratton

About our Parish

The village of Bratton nestles in a series of coombes in the northern escarpment of Salisbury Plain, just to the north east of the well- known White Horse, at the western end of the benefice. Being considerably larger (population about 1300) than the neighbouring villages it is an �active� community, and has kept its Community Primary School as well as its inn and a shop-cum-post-office. It also has a village (�Jubilee�) hall, owned by the Parish Council, the Pavilion on the playing field in the village centre, and a small doctors� Surgery served from Westbury. The Church Institute provides Bratton�s third hall, and is owned by the PCC. Other Christian congregations meet at the Baptist Chapel and the independent Community Church (in the Jubilee Hall). Adjacent to the school is a sheltered housing complex of some forty flats called Clover Grass Court, although most of these are empty pending a review of housing provision.
Saint James� Church is built in the Early English style, with a nineteenth century chancel and later vestry. It lies in a quiet and beautiful setting on the southern edge of the village, geographically separated from the heart of Bratton. The provision of Sunday Services ensures opportunities for different styles of worship: �early� Prayer Book Communion, Parish Communion from Common Worship (for a congregation of about thirty), and two types of all- age liturgy. There is also an enthusiastic team of bell ringers (six bells), a small choir, and an organist.


A village newsletter, called the White Horse Churchman, is published by the Parochial Church Council and edited by a PCC member; it is distributed gratis to all 540 houses in the village.

Population: 1199

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For Genealogical Enquiries the local Diocesan Record Office is:

Wiltshire History Centre
Cocklebury Road
Chippenham
Wiltshire
SN15 3QN
Tel. (01249) 705500
email: heritageadmin@wiltshire.gov.uk

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For Parish enquiries please contact:

The Reverend Dr. Graham Southgate,
The Vicarage,
Upper Garston Lane,
Bratton, WESTBURY, Wiltshire.
BA13 4SN

Tel/Fax: (01380) 830374
email: grahamsouthgate63@hotmail.com

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Churches in our Parish or Benefice

Bratton: Saint James the Great