Everything about Braunston Northamptonshire totally explained
Braunston is a
village and
civil parish in the county of
Northamptonshire,
England. It has a population of 1,675 (2001 census). Braunston is situated just off the
A45 main road and lies between the towns of
Rugby and
Daventry.
The main village of Braunston is situated on a hill above the road and the canals, and formerly had a
windmill, the building of which still stands but without any sails. The village contains several
pubs (
The Mill House,
The Admiral Nelson,
The Plough, and
The Wheatsheaf), a selection of shops (including
Londis), a fish and chip shop, a path to wellbeing there's
Daxa Health and Beauty, and a
primary school. There is also a hotel called the Braunston Manor Hotel.
Braunston's main claim to fame is its
canal junction between the
Oxford Canal and the
Grand Union Canal, which was once an important part of the national transport system. Many former boating families have links to Braunston, the churchyard in the village having many graves of boatmen and women.
The unique triangular junction between the two canals has two bridges made at
Horseley Ironworks carrying the towpath over the canal. This wasn't the original meeting point of the
Grand Junction and
Oxford Canals: the junction was moved in the course of improvements to the
Oxford Canal in the
1830s, prior to which the junction was near where the
marina is today, and where a third Horseley Ironworks bridge can be seen.
The canals are no longer used for carrying freight, but are now used mostly by pleasure boats. Braunston has a marina filled with these pleasure boats and is usually quite busy.
From the marina, six
locks carry the
Grand Union Canal up to
Braunston Tunnel, some 2,049 yards (1,874 metres) long.
Despite its small size, Braunston was once served by two
railway stations, both now closed. The first, on the former
LNWR Weedon to
Leamington Spa branch line, via Daventry, was located near the marina and closed in September
1958. A couple of miles north-west of Braunston was "
Braunston and Willoughby" station on the former
Great Central Main Line, which served Braunston and the village of
Willoughby, which it was closer to. This was the last main line to be constructed from the north of England to
London and opened in March
1899. Braunston and Willoughby station closed in April
1957 and the line itself in September
1966. To the south of the station was the 13-arch Willoughby viaduct crossing the River Leam: the viaduct was demolished about 1980.
Gallery
Image:Braunston Marina.jpg|The marina at Braunston
Image:Church and Manor.jpg|All Saint's Church and Braunston Manor
Image:Braunston windmill 26g07.JPG|The former windmill in Braunston
Surrounding Settlements
There are, close to the village, three lost settlements and one small hamlet called Little Braunston. The lost settlements are called
Braunston Cleves or Fawcliff,
Braunstonbury and
Wolfhampcote.
Twin Village
The village is
twinned with
Quincy-Voisins in
France.
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