BRADWORTHY, a village, a parish, and a subdistrict in Bideford district, Devon. The village stands near the Bude canal, 7 miles NNW of Holsworthy, and 12 SW of Bideford r. station; and it has a post office under Holsworthy, North Devon, and fairs on 10 June, and 9 Sept. The parish includes also the hamlets of Alfardisworthy, Denworthy, Kimsworthy, and Youlston. Acres, 9,586. Real property, £5,028. Pop., 981. Houses, 185. A considerable portion of the surface is moor and common. Many traces of Roman settlements have been observed. The living is a vicarage, united with the p. curacy of Pancras-Wyke, in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £243.* Patron, the Crown. The church has an oaken roof and a lofty tower. The subdistrict contains five parishes. Acres, 17,257. Pop., 911. Houses, 185.

(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))