Bratton, an ecclesiastical district in Wilts, 3 miles ENE of Westbury station on the G.W.R. It has a post, money order, and telegraph office under Westbury. Population, 610. Bratton Castle, on the crown of a hill, is an ancient camp of 23 acres, partly defended by a double rampart, in some parts 36 feet high, and said to have been constructed by the Danes. The White Horse, on the S slope below the camp, is a colossal figure similar to the White Horse of Berks, probably ancient, and originally of rude design, but remodelled in 1778. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Salisbury; value, £300. Patron, the Vicar of Westbury. The church is a stone building in the Early English style. There are Wesleyan and Baptist chapels. A public hall was built in 1889.