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Bradwell-on-Sea is a village and civil parish in Essex, England. The village is on the Dengie peninsula. It is located about north-northeast of Southminster and is east from the county town of Chelmsford. The village is in the District of Maldon in the parliamentary constituency of Maldon whose boundaries were last varied at the United Kingdom General Election, 2010. It has a population of 863,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Civil Parish population 2011 )〕 a decline from 877 in the previous census.〔(Office for National Statistics : ''Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Maldon'' ) Retrieved 2009-12-17〕 Bradwell is also the name of an Episcopal Area within the Church of England Diocese of Chelmsford, whose current Bishop (2014) is John Wraw. ==History== Bradwell-on-Sea was a Saxon Shore fort in Roman times known as ''Othona''. The Anglo-Saxons originally called it ''Ithancester''. Saint Cedd founded a monastery within the old walls in 653, which survives as the restored chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall, one of the oldest churches in Britain. From there, he continued the evangelisation of Essex. In the 20th century, the village became more well known as the site for the Bradwell nuclear power station. It also has a very good sailing club and outdoor leisure facilities. There is a school - St. Cedd's C. of E. Primary School. The village has been called Bradwell juxta Mare, Bradwell-next-the-Sea and Bradwell near the Sea. Celebrated Residents include Thomas Abel, Sir Henry Bate Dudley, Tom Driberg and the artist F H Haagensen. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bradwell-on-Sea」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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