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Brandier

Coordinates: 51°37′30″N 1°58′52″W / 51.625°N 1.981°W / 51.625; -1.981
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Brandier
Brandier is located in Wiltshire
Brandier
Brandier
Location within Wiltshire
OS grid referenceSU01419180
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMalmesbury
Postcode districtSN16
Dialling code01666
PoliceWiltshire
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
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51°37′30″N 1°58′52″W / 51.625°N 1.981°W / 51.625; -1.981

Brandier is a hamlet in north Wiltshire, England, near Minety. Until the Counties Act of 1844, it was in Gloucestershire.

Brandier was the site of extensive Roman kilns and potteries which supplied the nearby regional capital of Corinium (Cirencester) with ceramic building materials.[1] 'Minety Ware' was in production until at least the medieval period and has been found as far afield as Germany.

The hamlet once stood at a crossroads, one road of which, Crow Lane, is now a public right of way. The other, where Crossing Lane is today, roughly corresponds to the Roman road leading to Cirencester, where it connects with the Fosse Way.

The largest dwelling in the hamlet is Brandiers Farm, mostly dating from the 16th century although excavations have shown it to have been built on extensive Roman foundations,[citation needed] making it arguably the oldest building in the parish.

References

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  1. ^ Mills, Phil (2013). "The supply and distribution of ceramic building material in Roman Britain" (PDF). Warwick University. Retrieved 28 November 2019.