Braithwell
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Coordinates: 53°26′39″N 1°12′13″W / 53.4442°N 1.2037°W
| Braithwell | |
  Braithwell Braithwell shown within South Yorkshire | |
| Population | 1,056 |
|---|---|
| OS grid reference | SK4586 |
| Civil parish | Braithwell |
| Metropolitan borough | Doncaster |
| Metropolitan county | South Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ROTHERHAM |
| Postcode district | S66 |
| Police | South Yorkshire |
| Fire | South Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Braithwell is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. It is about one mile north of Maltby and three miles south-east of Conisbrough. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,056.[1]
In 1289, the village obtained a Royal Charter entitling it to hold a weekly Tuesday market and an annual eight-day fair - an unusually long duration. These were long discontinued by a survey of 1652, but a cross shaft survives with an inscription in Norman French which translates as "Jesus, son of Mary, think upon the brother of our king, I beseech you".[2]
References
- ↑ "2001 UK Census".
- ↑ David Hey, Medieval South Yorkshire
External links
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