Brandier

Brandier
Brandier
	Brandier Location within Wiltshire
OS grid reference	SU01419180
Civil parish	Minety;
Unitary authority	Wiltshire;
Ceremonial county	Wiltshire;
Region	South West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Malmesbury
Postcode district	SN16
Dialling code	01666
Police	Wiltshire
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	North Wiltshire;

Brandier is a hamlet in north Wiltshire, England, near Minety. Sometimes included as a part of 'Upper Minety'. Until the Counties Act of 1844, it was in Gloucestershire.

Historically 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, making it arguably the oldest building in the parish.

References

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

"Brandier – Wiltshire and Swindon Sites and Monument Record Information". Wiltshire County Council. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2009.

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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.