Bromham is a medium-sized
villageA village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a town or city. Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New York City and the Saifi Village in...
and
civil parishIn England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and in some places the lowest tier of local government, below districts and counties. A civil parish can alternatively be known as a town, village, neighbourhood or community by resolution of its parish council; and in a limited number of...
in the
EnglishEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
county of
WiltshireWiltshire is a ceremonial county in the south west of England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers 3,485 km²...
. Besides the main village of Bromham, there are five other settlements in the parish. These are
St Edith’s Marsh,
Westbrook,
Hawkstreet,
Netherstreet and
Chittoe. These are essentially sub-villages and hamlets all within 2.5 miles (4 km) of the main village centre, thus 'greater Bromham' is geographically very extensive.
Bromham is a medium-sized
villageA village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a town or city. Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New York City and the Saifi Village in...
and
civil parishIn England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and in some places the lowest tier of local government, below districts and counties. A civil parish can alternatively be known as a town, village, neighbourhood or community by resolution of its parish council; and in a limited number of...
in the
EnglishEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
county of
WiltshireWiltshire is a ceremonial county in the south west of England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers 3,485 km²...
. Besides the main village of Bromham, there are five other settlements in the parish. These are
St Edith’s Marsh,
Westbrook,
Hawkstreet,
Netherstreet and
Chittoe. These are essentially sub-villages and hamlets all within 2.5 miles (4 km) of the main village centre, thus 'greater Bromham' is geographically very extensive. The village is situated 4 miles (6.5 km) northwest of
DevizesDevizes is a small market town and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire, in the southern United Kingdom.-History:Devizes Castle was built by Osmund, Bishop of Salisbury in 1080 but the town is not mentioned in the Domesday Book...
and 4 miles east of
MelkshamMelksham is a medium-sized English town, lying on the River Avon. It lies in the county of Wiltshire.It is situated 19 km southeast of the city of Bath, 11 km south of Chippenham, 8 miles west of Devizes and 14 miles north of Warminster on the A350 national route...
.
Bromham and its
civil parishIn England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and in some places the lowest tier of local government, below districts and counties. A civil parish can alternatively be known as a town, village, neighbourhood or community by resolution of its parish council; and in a limited number of...
all are within the postal code SN15, and are served by the Devizes telephone area code 01380 with the village having either 859/850 as the first 3 digits of the telephone number.
Amenities
Bromham has a small convenience shop open every day of the week from early till late, a family run butcher’s served from an abattoir in Westbrook and a post office, which is open Monday to Friday, except Wednesday afternoon.
Education
St. Nicholas
CofEThe Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the oldest among the communion's thirty-eight independent national and regional churches...
school is the only primary school within the village; it has four classes, with approximately 90 students from the ages 4–11 years. Bromham falls into the catchment area of The John Bentley School in the nearby town of
CalneCalne is a town in Wiltshire, England. It is situated at the northwestern extremity of the North Wessex Downs hill range, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty....
. Two buses take the students from Bromham to and from John Bentley via either Heddington/Stockley or the more direct route via Mile Elm.
"St Nic’s" has its own
web site
Events
Carnival
The Bromham Carnival takes place every June for two weeks, it consists of village wide events, opening with the choosing of the carnival Queen, Butterfly Princess, Princess and Prince. The events then continue including quizzes, bingo, treasure hunts and much more. On the final Saturday of the two weeks the carnival procession is held, commencing usually at 2pm from The Pound playing field and winding its way through the village to the Social Centre playing field where activities and shows take place throughout the afternoon.
In July 2007, HRH The Prince of Wales and HRH The Duchess of Cornwall visited the village on an official visit.
Local government
Bromham is a
civil parishIn England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and in some places the lowest tier of local government, below districts and counties. A civil parish can alternatively be known as a town, village, neighbourhood or community by resolution of its parish council; and in a limited number of...
with an elected parish council and also falls within the area of the new
Wiltshire CouncilWiltshire Council is the unitary authority for Wiltshire, in the West of England, the successor authority to Wiltshire County Council...
. Both councils are responsible for different aspects of local government.
In the 2002 census, the parish had a population of 1,807.
Location
Position:
Nearby towns and cities: DevizesDevizes is a small market town and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire, in the southern United Kingdom.-History:Devizes Castle was built by Osmund, Bishop of Salisbury in 1080 but the town is not mentioned in the Domesday Book...
,
CalneCalne is a town in Wiltshire, England. It is situated at the northwestern extremity of the North Wessex Downs hill range, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty....
,
MelkshamMelksham is a medium-sized English town, lying on the River Avon. It lies in the county of Wiltshire.It is situated 19 km southeast of the city of Bath, 11 km south of Chippenham, 8 miles west of Devizes and 14 miles north of Warminster on the A350 national route...
,
ChippenhamChippenham is a market town in Wiltshire, England, located at , some 21 km east of Bath and 163 km west of London. In the 2001 census the population of the town was recorded as 28,065....
,
SwindonSwindon is a large town and unitary borough authority in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire in south west England. It is midway between Bristol, west, and Reading, east. London is east....
, Bath
Nearby villages: RowdeRowde is a village and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire.-History:The village now mainly consists of modern brick built houses, but a number of 17th century buildings still remain in the centre of the village including the George & Dragon public house...
,
SeendSeend is a village and a civil parish in Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom.- History & Amenities :The village has approximately 1000 inhabitants; its population has remained fairly steady since 1800....
,
HeddingtonHeddington is a village near to Calne in Wiltshire, forming part of The Oldbury Benefice, which comprises the 5 parishes of Cherhill, Compton Bassett, Heddington, Calstone Wellington and Yatesbury....
,
Sandy LaneSandy Lane could be*Sandy Lane, Wiltshire, a village near to Calne in Wiltshire*Sandy Lane, West Yorkshire*Sandy Lane, previous home stadium of English football team Worksop Town F.C....
, Sandridge Common, Sells Green.
Recreational Facilities
Within Bromham there are two playing fields, The Pound playing field and the Social Centre's Jubilee and Millennium Fields.
The Pound Playing field houses the village tennis court, a grassed football pitch, a play park and a hardcourt basketball and five-a-side football area.
The Social Centre playing fields are home the Bromham FC football pitch along with a smaller pitch with is used by the youth team, there is also a pavilion which is used as a changing facility for both Home and Away teams as well as the officials. Just beside the car park of the Social Centre is another children’s play park which is looked over by the Millennium Cross, a tall stone cross erected in conjunction with the year 2000 and its symbolic nature with Christianity.
Places of Worship
Bromham has two main places of Christian worship; the main and most prominent is St. Nicholas’s Church situated right in the heart of the village.
The other place of worship is the smaller Chapel which is positioned nearly at the top of the aptly named Church Hill.
Football
Bromham Football Club was formed in 1897, with Harry Amor and Arthur Powney as co-founders.
Bowls
There is a bowls club that meet every week at the Social Centre to play indoor bowls on special mats that transform the dancefloor into a bowls green.
Tennis
At the Pound Playing field there is a Tennis Court which is available to hire, the court is looked after by Mrs Jones. There is also a regular slot which is reserved for members of the Tennis Club.
Twinnings
Bromham is Twinned with:
- Avoca, Ireland (the location for the 1990s BBC series
BallykissangelBallykissangel was a BBC television drama set in Ireland, produced in-house by BBC Northern Ireland. The original story revolved around a young English priest as he became part of a rural community. It ran for six series, which were first broadcast on BBC One in the UK from 1996 to 2001...
) - Ingrandes-sur-Loire,
FranceFrance , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...
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