Braunston
Sign in to saveBraunston is a village and civil parish in the West Northamptonshire unitary authority area of Northamptonshire, England, next to the border with Warwickshire. At the 2011 Census, the parish had a population of 1,759. Braunston is situated just off the A45 main road and lies between the towns of Daventry and Rugby. Braunston is a hilltop village, most famous for its canal junction between the Oxford Canal and the Grand Union Canal, and associated marina.
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Braunston
- UK place.static_image_name
- Church and Manor.JPG
- UK place.static_image_caption
- All Saints' Church and Braunston Manor
- UK place.population
- 1,759
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 Census)
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SP5366
- UK place.civil_parish
- Braunston
- UK place.unitary_england
- West Northamptonshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Northamptonshire
- UK place.region
- East Midlands
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.post_town
- DAVENTRY
- UK place.postcode_area
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- West Northamptonshire
- Population
- +1675
- Area
- +1318.26
- Body of water
- Oxford Canal
- Image
- Braunston church 26g07.JPG
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- Description
- Church
- Canals
- Railways
- Braunston Primary School
- Nearby settlements
- Twin village
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Braunston is a village and civil parish in the West Northamptonshire unitary authority area of Northamptonshire, England, next to the border with Warwickshire. At the 2011 Census, the parish had a population of 1,759. Braunston is situated just off the A45 main road and lies between the towns of Daventry and Rugby. Braunston is a hilltop village, most famous for its canal junction between the Oxford Canal and the Grand Union Canal, and associated marina.
==Description== The villages name means 'Brant's farm/settlement'. thumb|The former windmill in Braunston The main village of Braunston is situated on a hill above the road and the canals, and formerly had a windmill, the building of which still stands but without any sails. The village contains several pubs (The Boathouse, The Admiral Nelson, The Plough, and The Wheatsheaf), a selection of shops - excellent butchers, hairdressers and village stores incorporating the post office, a fish and chip shop, car servicing garage and a primary school. The Braunston Manor Hotel has now closed with the main house reverting to residential use and the outhouse buildings redeveloped for a housing development. In 1374, the manor itself was the subject of one of a number of property disputes involving the landowning Corbet family.