Braishfield
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  Braishfield shown within Hampshire |
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| Population | 643 [1] |
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| Parish | Braishfield |
| District | Test Valley |
| Shire county | Hampshire |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Romsey |
| Postcode district | SO51 |
| Dialling code | 01794 |
| Police | Hampshire |
| Fire | Hampshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| European Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Romsey |
| List of places: UK • England • Hampshire | |
Braishfield is a village and civil parish to the north of Romsey in Hampshire, England. It has no main roads or railways, but is crossed by the Monarch's Way long-distance footpath. The parish church of All Saints was built in 1855.
Archaeological discoveries in Braishfield include the remains of the oldest dwellings to be found in Great Britain and the first Neolithic dwelling site of any kind to be discovered in Hampshire.[2] The parish lies on the northern edge of the Hampshire Basin, with chalk in the north. To the south and east of the village this is overlain by Palaeocene sands and clays of the Lambeth Group. At the southern edge the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens are on younger deposits of Eocene age, sloping from a ridge of the Nursling sands into a valley of London Clay.[3]
The television series Worzel Gummidge was filmed in part here, including scenes at the school.
[edit] References
- ^ Parish Headcounts, Area: Braishfield CP. Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics (2001). Retrieved on 2008-02-28.
- ^ Braishfield - Archaeological Sites and Remains. Hampshire Treasures: Vol 9 (Test Valley South),P17. Hampshire County Council. Retrieved on 2008-02-28.
- ^ British Geological Survey, 2002, England & Wales Sheet 299: Winchester, 1:50,000 Geology Series, Keyworth, Nottingham:British Geological Survey, ISBN 07518-3340-1
