Braishfield

Also known as Braishfield, Hampshire

Braishfield is a village and civil parish north of Romsey in Hampshire, England. The name is thought to be derived from the Old English bræsc + feld, meaning 'open land with small branches or brushwood'. The hamlet of Pucknall lies due east of the village.

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Place details

Locality: Test Valley
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 0

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Key facts

UK place.country: England
UK place.static_image: Braishfield|200px
UK place.official_name: Braishfield
UK place.population: 643
UK place.population_ref: 684 (2011 Census)
UK place.shire_district: Test Valley
UK place.shire_county: Hampshire
UK place.civil_parish: Braishfield
UK place.region: South East England
UK place.constituency_westminster: Romsey and Southampton North
UK place.post_town: Romsey
UK place.postcode_district: SO51
UK place.postcode_area: SO
UK place.dial_code: 01794
UK place.os_grid_reference: SU3725

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Wikidata facts

Population: 684
Image: Braishfield Hampshire.jpg
Dialing code: 01794

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Commons category: Braishfield
OS grid reference: SU3725

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Contents

Geology
History
Places of interest
Transport
Sport
Local folklore and legend
Media appearances
Twin towns
References

==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.