Brandon, Lincolnshire
| Brandon | |
| Lincolnshire | |
|---|---|
 Brandon Old Hall | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK904482 |
| Location: | 53°1’12"N, -0°39’0"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Grantham |
| Postcode: | NG32 |
| Dialling code: | 01400 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | South Kesteven |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Sleaford and North Hykeham |
Brandon is a small village in Kesteven, the south-west part of Lincolnshire. The village is close by Hough-on-the-Hill, and falls within that parish (and the like-named civil parish too).
There is a chapel of ease in Brandon, dedicated to St John the Evangelist,[1] linked to the parish church at Hough.
Geography
Brandon may be found between Stubton and Caythorpe, just west of the River Brant. The East Coast Main Line is just over a mile to the south-west.
There are tow theories as to how the village derives its name: it is generally believed that it is from the name of the River Brant, which flows through the village, and therefore means 'Brant Hill'. Another suggestion would derive the river from this little village, from brant dun meaning "steep hill", unless in the context brant may mean 'deep' to refer indeed to the river.
History
A notable building is Brandon Old Hall, built in the 16th century. Built of coursed dark gold bands of ironstone, light gold bands of ironstone, narrow bands of blue lias with limestone ashlar dressings.[2] The garden is walled in the same unique style.[3]
Mediæval earthworks of a toft (a homestead with land), a hollow way and some boundaries have been identified around the existing village.[4]
The church, or chapel, was restored in 1872 by Kirk of Sleaford. It includes fragments of Anglo-Saxon stonework whose origin is uncertain, and a Norman door. The style is Early English Gothic Decorated and Perpendicular Gothic features.[1][5]
Businesses
Much of the employment in the village remains agricultural. A racing circuit designed for single-seat karts is a mile to the north.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Brandon, Lincolnshire) |
- Brandon Village
- Loveden (local information and history)
- Kart track:
- Race track - YouTube
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 National Monuments Record: No. 325876 – St Johns Chapel of Ease, Brandon
- ↑ National Monuments Record: No. 504656 – Brandon: The Hall
- ↑ National Monuments Record: No. 504657 – Brandon: The garden wall at the Hall
- ↑ National Monuments Record: No. 1059784 – Mediæval earthworks
- ↑ Nikolaus Pevsner: The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire, 1964; 1989 Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-300-09620-0page 482