Branston

Other current and historical names

Branstone
Braunston
Brantestone
Branston Branstone

Parish/Community: Croxton Kerrial
District/Borough: Melton
County: Leicestershire
Region: East Midlands

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°51'21"N 0°47'53"W
Eastings/Northings: 481015, 329409
OS Grid: SK810294
Mapcode Local: GBR CP5.WJC
Mapcode Global: WHFJN.QG2S

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Branston within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Branston in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Branston.-- par., N. Leicestershire, 8 miles NE. of Melton Mowbray, 960 ac., pop. 247; P.O.

Branston in the Domesday Book

A village in Framland hundred, in the county of Leicestershire.

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Leofnoth of Branston
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Lincoln
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph of Kimcote (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 7 ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1070; £2 10/- in 1086
- Households: 10 villagers; 1 smallholder; 6 freemen; 4 slaves
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 4 men's ploughs
- Meadow: 16 acres
- Mills: 2, value 8 shillings

British Place Names

Branston, Leicestershire

Branston is a village in Leicestershire

Branston in historic gazetteers

Branston in the Domesday Book