Bradbourne, Derbyshire: Thankful Village
Bradbourne is Derbyshire鈥檚 only 鈥榯hankful village鈥�, sometimes known as a 鈥榖lessed village鈥�. There are 51 such places in the UK.
They were called thankful villages as every member who went to war returned. In Bradbourne; 18 men went to the front and came back home. At the time it鈥檚 thought around 100 people lived in the village.
Today, Bradbourne is very proud of its history 鈥� its residents are keen to find out more. They are only aware of the names of three of the 18 men and keen for information on the others.
Location: Bradbourne Church, Bradbourne, Derbyshire DE6 1PA
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