Braybrooke | |
---|---|
Braybrooke Lodge gate | |
Location within Northamptonshire | |
Population | 378 (2011) |
OS grid reference | SP7684 |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | MARKET HARBOROUGH |
Postcode district | LE16 |
Dialling code | 01858 |
Police | Northamptonshire |
Fire | Northamptonshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Braybrooke is a small village in north west Northamptonshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 378.[1] It is situated about halfway between Market Harborough and Desborough. It lies in a valley between two ridges one of which is surmounted by the A6 trunk road. The surrounding land in the parish is a mixture of pasture and arable.
The villages name means 'The broad brook'.[2]