BRADFORD, Pa., city in McKean County, on several railroads, 15 miles northwest of Smethport, the county-seat, and 75 miles south of Buffalo, N. Y. It is in an extensive coal, oil and natural gas region and is principally engaged in industries connected therewith, be sides having machinery, chemical, boiler, vacuum cleaner, furniture, gas-engine, cutlery and brick and tile works. The city has electric street railroads, daily and weekly newspapers, three national banks, large hospital, several libraries, an opera house, driving park, and is lighted and heated by natural gas. Bradford was settled in 1823, chartered as a city in 1879 and adopted the commission form of govern ment in 1914. The waterworks are owned and operated by the city. Pop. 15,000.
England, an ancient market-town in Wiltshire, beautifully situated 28 miles northwest of Salisbury, on both banks of the lower Avon, here crossed by two bridges — a very old one of nine arches in the centre of the town, and a modern one, Barton Bridge, of four. The town chiefly
consists of three regular streets, containing many handsome houses. There is a good par ish church of the Holy Trinity, in the Norman and subsequent styles; a town hall, in Eliza bethan style; and some interesting old build ings. Among the latter is the small but unique church of Saint Laurence, the only complete specimen of Anglo-Saxon architecture still existing and of great archeological interest. It is believed to have been built in the 8th cen tury by Saint Aldhelm and consists of a chan cel, a nave and a porch on the north side. Woolen cloth is manufactured, but this indus try has declined. Bradford was of sonic note in Anglo-Saxon times, Saint Dunstan having been elected bishop of Worcester at a synod held here. Pop. 4,501. Consult Perkins, 'Ab bey Churches of Bath, Malmsbury, and St. Laurence> (1901).