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Brackenborough Hall |
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Brackenborough
Brackenborough shown within Lincolnshire |
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| OS grid reference | TF335900 |
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| Parish | Brackenborough with Little Grimsby |
| District | East Lindsey |
| Shire county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Louth |
| Postcode district | LN11 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Louth and Horncastle |
| List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire | |
Brackenborough is a hamlet in the civil parish of Brackenborough with Little Grimsby, about 2 miles (3.2 km) north of the town of Louth, Lincolnshire, England. It lies in the Lincolnshire Wolds, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Listed in Domesday Book of 1086, when it had 15 households,[1] Brackenborough is now a deserted medieval village with earthworks visible to the north and south east of Brackenborough Hall.[2]
Brackenborough Hall is a grade II* listed building dating from the 17th century, with later alterations and additions, and built of red brick,[3] which is open to the public. It is likely that it replaced an older building, according to Lincolnshire Archives it was referred to in 1856 as "an ancient moated farmhouse". The stable block has been converted into holiday flats.[4] In the grounds of the Hall is a grade II listed Folly dating from 1863, built for James Robson, using building material from nearby Fotherby church, which was demolished the same year.[5]