Braunston-in-Rutland

Braunston-in-Rutland
Braunston-in-Rutland is located in Rutland
Braunston-in-Rutland
Braunston-in-Rutland
Location within Rutland
Area2.5 sq mi (6.5 km2[1]
Population392 2001 Census[2]
• Density157/sq mi (61/km2)
OS grid referenceSK834069
• London84 miles (135 km) SSE
Unitary authority
Shire county
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townOAKHAM
Postcode districtLE15
Dialling code01572
PoliceLeicestershire
FireLeicestershire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Rutland
52°39′N 0°46′W / 52.65°N 0.77°W / 52.65; -0.77

Braunston-in-Rutland is a village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. The population of the civil parish was 392 at the 2001 census, including Brooke and increasing to 502 at the 2011 census.[3] Leicestershire lies on the parish's western boundary

The village's name means 'farm/settlement of Brant'. Alternatively, the personal name could be 'Brandr', a Scandinavian name.[4]

Braunston is located roughly three miles (4.8 km) south-west of the county town of Oakham. The River Gwash flows through the village. The village retains two public houses, The Old Plough, and the 17th-century Blue Ball Inn.

The enigmatic "goddess"
  1. ^ "A vision of Britain through time". University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 30 January 2009.
  2. ^ "Rutland Civil Parish Populations" (PDF). Rutland County Council. 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 30 January 2009.
  3. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Key to English Place-names". Retrieved 4 August 2023.