Braithwell

Village and civil parish in South Yorkshire, England

Human settlement in England

Braithwell

Metropolitan borough

Doncaster

Metropolitan county

South Yorkshire

Region

Yorkshire and the Humber

CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townROTHERHAMPostcode districtS66PoliceSouth YorkshireFire South Yorkshire AmbulanceYorkshire

List of places: UK; England; Yorkshire

53°26′46″N 1°12′06″W / 53.4460°N 1.20179°W / 53.4460; -1.20179

Braithwell is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. It is about 1 mile (1.6 km) north from Maltby and 3 miles (5 km) south-east from Conisbrough. According to the 2001 Census the civil parish had a population of 1,056,^[2] increasing slightly to 1,060 at the 2011 Census.^[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".^[3]

The Church of St James in the village is a Grade II* listed building.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Braithwell Parish (E04000066)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Braithwell Parish (00CE010)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
^ Hey, David (2003). Medieval South Yorkshire. Landmark Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1843060809.^{[page needed]}
^ Historic England. "Church of St James (1286514)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 February 2020.