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40: 87: 117: 57: 437: 124: 94: 64: 314:, housing development began to spread along the Westbury Road. In the mid 20th century a petrol filling station was opened at the former crossroads, immediately opposite the Longs Arms, and as traffic levels increased the crossroads was converted into a 287:
which stands to the east of the present-day settlement is one of the few surviving areas of Selwood. The first edition of the Andrews and Dury map of Wiltshire (1773) shows only Bradley Mill and a few other houses at Yarnbrook.
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Yarnbrook has never been a parish in its own right, but the name dates from at least the 16th century. In 1581 the Will of Agnes Guley, widow of Yarnbrook in North Bradley, was
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several terraces of small workmen's cottages were added to Yarnbrook. In 1874 a Baptist chapel was built to seat 120 people. After the
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called Yarnbrook Common stretched from Yarnbrook to the boundaries of Westbury, and after this was
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The hamlet grew up around a crossroads where what is now the A350 meets the
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Andrews and Dury's map of Wiltshire, 1773: a reduced facsimile
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Baptist Chapel, Yarnbrook
Yarnbrook is located in Wiltshire
Yarnbrook is located in England
Yarnbrook is located in the United Kingdom
51°17′42″N 2°11′28″W / 51.295°N 2.191°W / 51.295; -2.191
Wiltshire
hamlet
Wiltshire
Westbury
Trowbridge
civil parish
North Bradley
West Ashton
A350 road
M4 motorway
Chippenham
Poole
proved
Salisbury
Middle Ages
Selwood Forest
ancient woodland
Picket Wood
A363
pub
common land
enclosed
First World War
roundabout

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