Branston, Lincolnshire
Encyclopedia
Branston is a large village in the North Kesteven
district of Lincolnshire
, England, approximately 3 miles (5 km) south-east of Lincoln.
In the 2001 Census
the population was recorded as 4019.
where it meets the B1190 and Car Dyke
, and along the Branston Delph on Branston Fen, crossing the River Witham
, becoming the North Kesteven and West Lindsey boundary. The section north-east of the Witham is called Branston Island, meeting Fiskerton, Stainfield
and Bardney
, passing Bardney Lock. It meets Potter Hanworth at Bardney Bridge and follows Branston Causeway (becomes the B1190) westwards, skirting the north edge of Potterhanworth Booths. It follows the B1202 westwards for around a half mile, then skirts the southern edge of a wood, crosses the railway line and Little Gate Lane, then Sleaford Road (B1188).
It meets Nocton west of Fox Covert, and crosses Bloxholm Lane at the point where Branston Lane crosses, and meets Waddington halfway between Bloxholm Lane and the A15. Mere Hall is around a mile to the north. It crosses the A15 220 yards (201.2 m) south of the B1178 junction, and passing through the eastern section of the airfield. The boundary passes northwards through RAF Waddington
, with the north-eastern section of the runway in the parish. It crosses the A15
at the northern edge of RAF Waddington, just of the point where it meets Bracebridge Heath
. It follows Bloxholm Lane to the north, and skirts the northern part of Westfield Farm, where it meets Canwick. It crosses the B1188 where the pylons cross the road. 440 yards (402.3 m) east it meets Washingborough, following a small beck and skirting the north edge of the village.
of 1086 recorded the village population as 350, a figure which stayed relatively stable until the beginning of the 20th century when the population began to quickly increase to the current total. The character of the village has changed much over the post-war period but the village has retained much of its historic centre - where the majority of buildings are constructed from local limestone.
The village's most notable buildings are Branston Hall
and Branston All Saints' Church. The village used to have a railway station
.
In July 1977, more than fifty children from the junior school had to go to Lincoln County Hospital after a crop spraying aircraft inadvertently sprayed their playground. The insecticide was a mixture of meta-systox
and aphox
; organophosphate
and carbamate
compounds designed to clear crops of aphid
s.
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Unusually for a relatively large village, Branston now has only one public house, the Waggon and Horses, a modern building which stands on the High Street close to the historic centre of the village. About 110 yards (100.6 m) farther along the High Street is the Home Guard Club, a private members club. Two other public houses were once located in the village. The Plough which stood on the High Street opposite the Waggon and Horses, which was demolished in the 1970s in order to straighten a dangerous bend at the centre of the village, and the Bertie Arms, a small public house on Rectory Lane, long ago converted into a private dwelling. Pottergate Golf Club is on Moor Lane.
; the public library is situated in the school. On the same road next to the Co-op is Branston Junior School, the village primary school, . Branston C of E Infant School is located on the Valley Estate, which lies on the northern side of the village, close to the main road to Lincoln.
North Kesteven
North Kesteven is a local government district in the East Midlands. Just over north of London, it is east of Nottingham and south of Lincoln. North Kesteven is one of seven districts in Lincolnshire, England and is in the centre of the County...
district of Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, England, approximately 3 miles (5 km) south-east of Lincoln.
In the 2001 Census
United Kingdom Census 2001
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194....
the population was recorded as 4019.
Geography
Branston is on the B1188 road. The parish (Branston and Mere) meets Heighington and Canwick around 330 yards (301.8 m) north of the school, towards Heighington. The parish boundary with Heighington passes close to the edge of the east of the village, skirting the school's playing fields. The boundary follows Moor Lane, across the railway line along the road to Branston BoothsBranston Booths
Branston Booths is a small village in Lincolnshire, England. It lies in Branston parish, and stands at the intersection of the Car Dyke and Branston Delph drain....
where it meets the B1190 and Car Dyke
Car Dyke
The Car Dyke was, and to large extent still is, an eighty-five mile long ditch which runs along the western edge of the Fens in eastern England. It is generally accepted as being of Roman age and, for many centuries, to have been taken as marking the western edge of the Fens...
, and along the Branston Delph on Branston Fen, crossing the River Witham
River Witham
The River Witham is a river, almost entirely in the county of Lincolnshire, in the east of England. It rises south of Grantham close to South Witham, at SK8818, passes Lincoln at SK9771 and at Boston, TF3244, flows into The Haven, a tidal arm of The Wash, near RSPB Frampton Marsh...
, becoming the North Kesteven and West Lindsey boundary. The section north-east of the Witham is called Branston Island, meeting Fiskerton, Stainfield
Stainfield
Stainfield is a village and civil parish about east of the city of Lincoln, in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.-St Andrews Church:...
and Bardney
Bardney
Bardney is a village and Civil Parish east of Lincoln, sitting on the north side of the River Witham in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.-The village:...
, passing Bardney Lock. It meets Potter Hanworth at Bardney Bridge and follows Branston Causeway (becomes the B1190) westwards, skirting the north edge of Potterhanworth Booths. It follows the B1202 westwards for around a half mile, then skirts the southern edge of a wood, crosses the railway line and Little Gate Lane, then Sleaford Road (B1188).
It meets Nocton west of Fox Covert, and crosses Bloxholm Lane at the point where Branston Lane crosses, and meets Waddington halfway between Bloxholm Lane and the A15. Mere Hall is around a mile to the north. It crosses the A15 220 yards (201.2 m) south of the B1178 junction, and passing through the eastern section of the airfield. The boundary passes northwards through RAF Waddington
RAF Waddington
RAF Waddington is a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England.-Formation:Waddington opened as a Royal Flying Corps flying training station in 1916 until 1920, when the station went into care and maintenance....
, with the north-eastern section of the runway in the parish. It crosses the A15
A15 road
The A15 is a major road in England. It runs north from Peterborough via Market Deeping, Bourne, Sleaford and Lincoln along a variety of ancient, Roman, and Turnpike alignments before it is interrupted at its junction with the M180 near Scawby...
at the northern edge of RAF Waddington, just of the point where it meets Bracebridge Heath
Bracebridge Heath
Bracebridge Heath is a commuter village approximately south of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. It lies at the junction of two major roads the A15 to Sleaford and the A607 to Grantham, and was part of the Boothby Graffoe Wapentake...
. It follows Bloxholm Lane to the north, and skirts the northern part of Westfield Farm, where it meets Canwick. It crosses the B1188 where the pylons cross the road. 440 yards (402.3 m) east it meets Washingborough, following a small beck and skirting the north edge of the village.
History
The Domesday BookDomesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
of 1086 recorded the village population as 350, a figure which stayed relatively stable until the beginning of the 20th century when the population began to quickly increase to the current total. The character of the village has changed much over the post-war period but the village has retained much of its historic centre - where the majority of buildings are constructed from local limestone.
The village's most notable buildings are Branston Hall
Branston Hall
Branston Hall is a country house in the Lincolnshire village of Branston. The hall was built between 1884 and 1886 and is set in 3.56 square kilometres of wooded parkland and lakes....
and Branston All Saints' Church. The village used to have a railway station
Branston railway station (Lincolnshire)
Branston and Heighington railway station was a station in the village of Heighington, Lincolnshire, on the line between Lincoln and Sleaford.Former Services-References:...
.
In July 1977, more than fifty children from the junior school had to go to Lincoln County Hospital after a crop spraying aircraft inadvertently sprayed their playground. The insecticide was a mixture of meta-systox
Demeton
Demeton is a phosphorothioate insecticide with the chemical formula C8H19O3PS2.-See also:* Demeton-S-methyl* Disulfoton, its phosphorodithioate equivalent...
and aphox
Pirimicarb
Pirimicarb is a carbamate insecticide used to control aphids on vegetable, cereal and orchard crops by inhibiting acetylcholinesterase activity. It was originally developed by Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd., now Syngenta, in 1970....
; organophosphate
Organophosphate
An organophosphate is the general name for esters of phosphoric acid. Phosphates are probably the most pervasive organophosphorus compounds. Many of the most important biochemicals are organophosphates, including DNA and RNA as well as many cofactors that are essential for life...
and carbamate
Carbamate
Carbamates are organic compounds derived from carbamic acid . A carbamate group, carbamate ester, and carbamic acids are functional groups that are inter-related structurally and often are interconverted chemically. Carbamate esters are also called urethanes.-Synthesis:Carbamic acids are derived...
compounds designed to clear crops of aphid
Aphid
Aphids, also known as plant lice and in Britain and the Commonwealth as greenflies, blackflies or whiteflies, are small sap sucking insects, and members of the superfamily Aphidoidea. Aphids are among the most destructive insect pests on cultivated plants in temperate regions...
s.
Amenities
Education
Branston's secondary school is Branston Community Academy, situated on the outskirts of the village on the road to HeighingtonHeighington, Lincolnshire
Heighington is a village, located south-east from Lincoln, England, in the district of North Kesteven.-Geography:It adjoins to the south of Washingborough. The Peterborough to Lincoln Line passes through the west of the village. The Branston and Heighington railway station closed in the 1960s and...
; the public library is situated in the school. On the same road next to the Co-op is Branston Junior School, the village primary school, . Branston C of E Infant School is located on the Valley Estate, which lies on the northern side of the village, close to the main road to Lincoln.