Brauncewell

Brauncewell
Church of All Saints, Brauncewell
Brauncewell  Brauncewell shown within Lincolnshire
OS grid reference	TF013519
– London	110 mi (180 km)  S
District	North Kesteven
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Lincoln
Postcode district	LN1
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Sleaford and North Hykeham
List of places UK England Lincolnshire

Coordinates: 53°03′19″N 0°29′23″W / 53.055413°N 0.489765°W

Brauncewell is a hamlet and was a civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. From the census 2011 the population is included in the civil parish of Cranwell, Brauncewell and Byard's Leap. It is situated between Leadenham and the market town of Sleaford, and is north from, and in close proximity to, RAF Cranwell.

Brauncewell Grade II listed Anglican parish church is dedicated to All Saints.^[1] Built in the 16th century over an earlier church, it was largely rebuilt in 1857.^[2] It includes a grave cover in the nave dated between the 10th and 12th century.^[3] The church is now redundant.

Brauncewell is close to a large quarry.

A Bronze Age Barrow burial site, and Roman sites, have been identified within the parish.

The parish contains the remains of two deserted medieval villages:

• Brauncewell, east of Brauncewell TF046524^[4]
• Dunsby, east-south-east of Brauncewell TF039514^[5]

References

1. "Church of All Saints", National Heritage List for England, English Heritage. Retrieved 1 July 2011
2. Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire p. 349; Methuen & Co. Ltd
3. "All Saints Church", National Monuments Record, English Heritage. Retrieved 1 July 2011
4. "Brauncewell", National Monuments Record, English Heritage. Retrieved 1 July 2011
5. "Dunsby", National Monuments Record, English Heritage. Retrieved 1 July 2011

External links

• Media related to Brauncewell at Wikimedia Commons