Brauncewell
| Brauncewell | |
| Lincolnshire | |
|---|---|
 Church of All Saints, Brauncewell | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TF013519 |
| Location: | 53°3’19"N, 0°29’23"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Lincoln |
| Postcode: | LN1 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North Kesteven |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Sleaford and North Hykeham |
Brauncewell is a hamlet in Kesteven, the south-western part of Lincolnshire. It stands between Leadenham and the market town of Sleaford, and is close to RAF Cranwell, which is laid out just south of the village.
Parish church
The parish church is dedicated to All Saints. It is a grade II listed building.[1]
Built in the 16th century over an earlier church, All Saints was largely rebuilt in 1857.[2] It includes a grave cover in the nave dated between the 10th and 12th century.[3]
History and archaeology
A Bronze Age barrow burial site, and Roman sites, have been identified within the parish.
The parish contains the remains of two deserted mediæval villages:
- Brauncewell, east of today's Brauncewell at TF046524[4]
- Dunsby, east-south-east of Brauncewell at TF039514[5]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Brauncewell) |
References
- ↑ National Heritage List 1254135: Church of All Saints
- ↑ Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire p. 349; Methuen & Co. Ltd
- ↑ National Monuments Record: No. 527246 – All Saints Church
- ↑ National Monuments Record: No. 349314 – Brauncewell
- ↑ National Monuments Record: No. 349303 – Dunsby