Braithwell

Braithwell
Braithwell
 Braithwell shown within South Yorkshire
Population 1,070 (2011)
OS grid referenceSK531946
    London 140 mi (230 km)  S
Civil parishBraithwell
Metropolitan boroughDoncaster
Metropolitan county South Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town ROTHERHAM
Postcode district S66
Police South Yorkshire
Fire South Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
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Coordinates: 53°26′46″N 1°12′06″W / 53.4460°N 1.20179°W / 53.4460; -1.20179

Braithwell is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. It is about 1 mile (1.6 km) north from Maltby and 3 miles (5 km) south-east from Conisbrough. According to the 2001 Census the civil parish had a population of 1,056,[1] increasing slightly to 1,071 at the 2011 Census.[2]

In 1289, the village obtained a Royal Charter entitling it to hold a weekly Tuesday market and an annual eight-day fair - an unusually long duration. These were long discontinued by a survey of 1652, but a cross shaft survives with an inscription in Norman French which translates as "Jesus, son of Mary, think upon the brother of our king, I beseech you".[3]

References

  1. "2001 UK Census".
  2. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  3. Hey, David; Medieval South Yorkshire, Landmark Publishing Ltd (2003) ISBN 1843060809

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