Braughing

Braughing
The ford across the River Quin in the village
Braughing is located in Hertfordshire
Braughing
Braughing
Location within Hertfordshire
Population1,203 (2011 Census)
Civil parish
  • Braughing
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWare
Postcode districtSG11
PoliceHertfordshire
FireHertfordshire
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Hertfordshire
51°54′N 00°02′E / 51.900°N 0.033°E / 51.900; 0.033

Braughing /ˈbræfɪŋ/ is a village and civil parish, between the rivers Quin and Rib, in the non-metropolitan district of East Hertfordshire, part of the English county of Hertfordshire. Braughing gave its name to a county division in Hertfordshire, known as a "hundred". This was a rural district from 1935 to 1974.[1] The population at the 2011 Census was 1,203.[2] This includes Bozen Green, Braughing Friars and Brent Pelham.

St Mary, Braughing, a Grade I listed building.[3]
  1. ^ "Braughing RD through time | Administrative history of Local Government District: Hierarchies, boundaries". Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2012. A Vision of Britain through time. URL accessed 8 March 2008
  2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin (Church of England)".