Bradninch is a small town, civil parish and manor in Devon, England, lying about 3 miles (5 km) south of Cullompton.

The place-name 'Bradninch' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as 'Bradenese'; the name is thought to mean 'broad oak'[4] or 'broad ash'.

[6] Bradninch dates back to before the 7th century and at some time there was almost certainly a Norman or Anglo-Saxon fortress on Castle Hill.

There are no physical remains, and no known primary documentary references, but the likely site was surrounded by a number of 'castle' field names on the tithe map.

The barony escheated to the crown and King Henry I (1100–1135) granted it to William I de Tracy (d.circa 1136).

Some confusion has arisen with some believing the attribution to St Disen to have been a romantic invention of one of the 19th-century vicars of the parish, Rev.

Another screen in the church is simpler, with panels of various saints, including an unusual one of St Francis of Assisi receiving the stigmata.

The surviving grade I listed[14] manor house is situated on the north side of Parsonage Lane, to the immediate east of the town.

[16] It was the scene of Peter's Banquet or The Cavalier in the Dumps, a Puritan satirical verse written circa 1645,[17] describing a banquet held there during the Civil War for his soldiers by Captain Peter Sainthill (1593–1648), MP, grandson of the builder.

[25] Since its creation at the 2010 general election, Central Devon has returned a Conservative Member of Parliament, Mel Stride; Town ward falls within this constituency of Central Devon, whilst the Rural ward falls within the constituency of Honiton and Sidmouth.

[29] To the east of the town runs the Culm Valley, along which the M5 motorway and the Bristol–Exeter railway line pass.

Stagecoach South West bus route 1 provides a regular public transport service to and through the town, and connects Bradninch with Exeter, Cullompton, Uffculme and Tiverton.

In July 2016, Charles, at the time the Duke of Cornwall, visited Bradninch to inspect a new "affordable housing" development built in partnership by the Duchy and the Guinness Trust.