Museums · East Midlands
Braunstone Town
In or near Leicester.
Braunstone is a town and civil parish in the district of Blaby in Leicestershire, England. At the 2011 census the population of the town was 16,850. Braunstone is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 108
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Leicester · 3.9 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Braunstone Town, the nearest railway station is Leicester, which is 3.9 km away. The postcode for navigation is LE3 2SW. Please note that accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.
About
Braunstone is a town and civil parish in the district of Blaby in Leicestershire, England. At the 2011 census the population of the town was 16,850. Braunstone is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, giving a population of "two sokemen and four villeins". The village remained a small settlement (population 238 in 1921) until 1925 when the Leicester Corporation compulsorily purchased the bulk of the Winstanley Braunstone Hall estate. It is just outside the city boundary of Leicester, and the part of the old civil parish now inside the city boundary is also called Braunstone. This part of the parish, which contains a large council estate, was detached in 1935 from the Blaby district and Braunstone Parish to become part of the county borough of Leicester, hence the present split. The use of the name Braunstone Town is more recent, and is an attempt by Braunstone Town Council to distinguish their village from the council estate of the same name. Braunstone Town is adjacent to the M1 motorway (junction 21) and is adjoined by the Meridian Business and Leisure Parks, and the Fosse Shopping Park and Grove Triangle retail outlets. Although the parish has no railway station of its own, Leicester station is close. Leicester PlusBus is a scheme whereby train and bus tickets can be bought together at a discount.
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From the Wikipedia article
Braunstone is a town and civil parish in the district of Blaby in Leicestershire, England. At the 2011 census the population of the town was 16,850. Braunstone is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, giving a population of "two sokemen and four villeins". The village remained a small settlement (population 238 in 1921) until 1925 when the Leicester Corporation compulsorily purchased the bulk of the Winstanley Braunstone Hall estate. It is just outside the city boundary of Leicester, and the part of the old civil parish now inside the city boundary is also called Braunstone. This part of the parish, which contains a large council estate, was detached in 1935 from the Blaby district and Braunstone Parish to become part of the county borough of Leicester, hence the present split. The use of the name Braunstone Town is more recent, and is an attempt by Braunstone Town Council to distinguish their village from the council estate of the same name. Braunstone Town is adjacent to the M1 motorway (junction 21) and is adjoined by the Meridian Business and Leisure Parks, and the Fosse Shopping Park and Grove Triangle retail outlets. Although the parish has no railway station of its own, Leicester station is close. Leicester PlusBus is a scheme whereby train and bus tickets can be bought together at a discount.
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Background
History
The name 'Braunstone' means 'the farm/settlement of Brant'. The earliest dated human find recorded is a Bronze Age axe (about 1000 BC) found in 1893. Next came the building of the Roman road from Leicester, through the site of the Narborough Road South to the High Cross near Sharnford. It is also evident that the Vikings of the early or later period had settlements in or near Braunstone, hence the nearby names of Viking origin – Lubbesthorpe, Countesthorpe, Enderby, Elmesthorpe, Cosby, Kilby, Kirby etc. Throughout this period Braunstone was covered with forest (as were most county areas surrounding) in what was known as Leicester Forest. Like most forests, these were composed of a series of…
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- Coordinates
- 52.6160, -1.1750
- County
- Leicestershire
- District
- Blaby
- Parish
- Braunstone
- Postcode
- LE3 2SW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Mid Leicestershire
- Nearest railway station
- Leicester — 3.9 km
- Official site
- www.braunstonetowncouncil.org.uk
Sources
- wikipedia: Braunstone Town (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Braunstone Town?
- Braunstone Town is in Leicestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode LE3 2SW), in the parish of Braunstone.
- What is Braunstone Town?
- Braunstone is a town and civil parish in the district of Blaby in Leicestershire, England. At the 2011 census the population of the town was 16,850. Braunstone is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 108
- How do I get to Braunstone Town?
- The nearest railway station is Leicester, about 3.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode LE3 2SW.
- How do I get to Braunstone Town?
- The nearest railway station is Leicester, about 3.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LE3 2SW.