Braishfield
| Braishfield | |
| Hampshire | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SU3725 |
| Location: | 51°1’27"N, 1°27’60"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 643 (2001[1]) |
| Post town: | Romsey |
| Dialling code: | 01794 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Test Valley |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Romsey |
Braishfield is a village and civil parish in Hampshire north of Romsey. The name is thought to be derived from the Old English bræsc + feld, meaning 'open land with small branches or brushwood'.[2] The hamlet of Pucknall lies due east of the village.
Geology
The parish lies on the northern edge of the Hampshire Basin, with chalk in the north. To the south and east of the village this is overlain by Palaeocene sands and clays of the Lambeth Group. At the southern edge the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens are on younger deposits of Eocene age, sloping from a ridge of the Nursling sands into a valley of London Clay.[3]
History
Archaeological discoveries in Braishfield include the remains of the oldest dwellings to be found in Great Britain and the first Neolithic dwelling site of any kind to be discovered in Hampshire.[4]
Places of interest
The Church of England parish church of All Saints was built in 1855.
Transport
The Village has neither main roads nor railways, but is crossed by the Monarch's Way long-distance footpath.
Sport
Braishfield has a long running football club, who play their home games at the Recreation Ground. Founded in 1907, they run two adult sides in the Southampton League and six boys teams at various age groups in the Test Way Youth League. There is also a village cricket club.
Local folklore and legend
Braishfield is reputedly haunted by the ghost of a miserly Edwardian lady, who has been seen searching the village for the fortune she buried shortly before her death.[5][6]
Media appearances
The television series Worzel Gummidge was filmed in part here, including scenes at the school.
References
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- ↑ "Parish Headcounts, Area: Braishfield CP". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. 2001. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=795140&c=Braishfield&d=16&e=15&g=452678&i=1001x1003x1004&k=Stockbridge&o=1&m=0&r=1&s=1204222125546&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
- ↑ Mills, A.D: A Dictionary of English Place-Names, page 47. Oxford University Press, 1991.
- ↑ British Geological Survey, 2002, England & Wales Sheet 299: Winchester, 1:50,000 Geology Series, Keyworth, Nottingham:British Geological Survey, ISBN 0-7518-3340-1
- ↑ "Braishfield - Archaeological Sites and Remains". Hampshire Treasures: Vol 9 (Test Valley South),P17. Hampshire Council. http://www.hants.gov.uk/hampshiretreasures/vol09/page017.html. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
- ↑ Scanlan, David (2009). Paranormal Hampshire. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 978-1848682573.
- ↑ Matthews, Rupert. "Para-News: The Miser of Braishfield". Para-News.com. http://www.para-news.com/2010/11/following-guest-article-is-by-rupert.html. Retrieved 2 August 2014.