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Bradwell

Bradwell

A village which has virtually dug itself out of the land, in the process extracting not only limestone for its cottages and church, but that other Peakland bonanza - lead. The Romans manned a collecting point for lead at their fort in nearby Brough, while there is a tradition of a bloody Anglo-Saxon battle fought in these beautiful hills - hence, perhaps, Rebellion Knoll and Gore Lane. A climb into the steep clefts and level stretches of today’s Bradwell takes the visitor past traditional stone-built cottages, good pubs and small businesses and shops to do a town proud. Bradwell knows how to enjoy itself when the work is over too, holding an eagerly awaited Gala and Well Dressings in high summer.

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