Branston, Lincolnshire

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Branston All Saints Parish Church, April 2005

Branston (pop. 4019 in 2001 Census) is a large village in North Kesteven, Lincolnshire, approximately 5km (3 miles) south-east of Lincoln. It is on the B1188.

The Domesday Book of 1086 recorded the village population as 350, a figure which stayed relatively stable until the beginning of the 20th century when the population began to quickly increase to the current total. The character of the village has changed much over the post-war period but the village has retained much of its historic centre - where the majority of buildings are constructed from the attractive local limestone. The village's most notable buildings are Branston Hall and Branston All Saints' Church.

Unusually for a relatively large village, Branston has only one public house, the Waggon & Horses which stands on the High Street, close to the historic centre of the village. A former village inn (now a private house), the 'The Bertie Arms', stands a short walk away, on Hall Lane.

Branston's secondary school is called Branston Community College, and is on the outskirts of the village on the road to Washingborough.