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The Life and Thoughts of Marjorie Reeves
The Life and Thoughts of Marjorie Reeves
Reeves Sheperd Hut
Reeves Sheperd Hut

The Local History of Bratton



The Local History of Bratton


Bratton Iron Works
R & J Reeves & Son - Bratton Iron Works - by Dennis Gardner


Shepherd Huts


Did you know that the famous Bratton Iron Works (R&J Reeves & Son) used to produce 'Shepherd Huts'?

In the 1800's they were an essential tool to the many Shepherd’s who lived and worked in the Bratton/Salisbury Plain area, as well as others thoroughout the Country...

Ideally Positioned To Provide Sturdy Huts For The Shepherds Of Salisbury Plain

A Selection Of Sturdy Huts From Bratton Iron Works

By kind permission of Ian McDonald, Historic Shepherd Huts.

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Historic Shepherds Huts


A Vision Of Britain Through Time - University of Portsmouth
A vision of Britain Between 1801 and 2001 - Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions:

A Vision Of Britain Through Time - Bratton


The Life and Thoughts of Marjorie Reeves (1905-2003)
Edited by Anthony R. R. Sheppard (Publisher: The Edwin Mellen Press)

Anthony R.R. Sheppard is the son of Joan Reeves, younger sister of Marjorie Reeves. Marjorie died in 2003, leaving incomplete, unrevised Memoirs. Bratton and its encircling hills remained a pillar of Marjorie Reeves’ busy life and the early chapters give a fascinating account of her childhood in Bratton and education at Trowbridge Girls’ Grammar School. Anthony Sheppard has published an edition of the text and kindly donated a copy to the Westbury Library in October 2011.

Read extracts from The Life and Thoughts of Marjorie Reeves
See local illustrated flyer - The Life and Thoughts of Marjorie Reeves


Canadian Links
Bratton's Fire Engine Goes To Canada & Seagram's Gin - by Alison Maddock


Reeves Orchard
Reeves Community Orchard Project, Bratton


Bratton Castle
Bratton Castle is on Bratton Down, on the western edge of the Salisbury Plain.

Wikipedia has an interesting article about Bratton Castle with it's monument to the Battle of Edington which was fought near Bratton in 878 when the Saxons fought the Danes. What is interesting is the language spoken by the English Saxons at that time. Nothing like modern English, see Old English Translator


Wiltshire Council
Wiltshire Council has some interesting information and pictures of Bratton on the Wiltshire Community History website:

Wiltshire Community History - Images of Bratton
Wiltshire Community History - Historical Information About Bratton


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