Branston Booths
Branston Booths is a small village in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The village is situated approximately 5 miles (8 km) east from the city and county town of Lincoln, and stands at the intersection of the Car Dyke and Branston Delph drain.
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Branston Booths Location within Lincolnshire | |
OS grid reference | TF0669 |
• London | 115 mi (185 km) S |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Lincoln |
Postcode district | LN4 |
Dialling code | 01522 |
Police | Lincolnshire |
Fire | Lincolnshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
Branston Booths is part of Branston and Mere civil parish.
A church mission hall with seating for over 500 was built at Branston Booths in 1931. A Methodist chapel with seating for 110 was built to the south-west of the village at Branston Moor in 1911.[1]
History
Neolithic axes and arrowheads have been found in Branston Booths, as well as Bronze Age socketed axes and round barrows.[2]
Branston Booths and Potterhanworth Booths were both settled by the Romans. At Branston Booths, remains of a Roman villa(s) and tile kiln were found, as well as tracks, pottery, coins and building debris.[3]
References
- Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire 1933, p.103
- Archi UK
- Archi UK