Braishfield

Braishfield
Braishfield
Braishfield is located in Hampshire
Braishfield
Braishfield
Location within Hampshire
Population643 [1]
684 (2011 Census)[2]
OS grid referenceSU3725
Civil parish
  • Braishfield
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townRomsey
Postcode districtSO51
Dialling code01794
PoliceHampshire and Isle of Wight
FireHampshire and Isle of Wight
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Hampshire
51°01′27″N 1°28′00″W / 51.02429°N 1.46662°W / 51.02429; -1.46662

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'.[3] The hamlet of Pucknall lies due east of the village.

  1. ^ "Parish Headcounts, Area: Braishfield CP". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. 2001. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2008.
  2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  3. ^ Mills, A.D: A Dictionary of English Place-Names, page 47. Oxford University Press, 1991.