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Amenities include a service station, a Chinese takeaway, a curry house, a general grocer's, a pharmacy, a library, and a post office as well as several other shops and a classic car showroom.
In terms of sport there is a cricket green, the first cricket ground to host an all women's cricket match in 1745 on Gosden Common where Bramley Cricket Club play today.
Two churches stand and meet in the village, one Roman Catholic, one Church of England. The Anglican Holy Trinity Church its history described in History of Holy Trinity Church
There are two public houses, the Jolly Farmer and the Wheatsheaf, which are almost next to one another. Bramley is also the home of St. Catherine's School, an independent girls' school established in 1885 and Bramley C of E Primary School, established in 1850.
The village fete is held in May each year on Gosden Common and the village Bonfire in November is a huge local event.
The village is twinned with Rhens, in Germany.
The Bramley Grange Hotel was replaced in 2004 by apartments built in a similar style, after the original building was destroyed by fire.
Thorncombe Park was the home of Eric Moller during the 1950s until the mid 80's. He was the owner of the 1983 Derby winner Tenoso ridden by Lester Piggott.
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