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Braceborough, Lincolnshire

Historical Description

Braceborough, a parish in Lincolnshire, on the river Glen, and on the Bourne and Essendine branch of the G.N.R., with a station 1 mile N of the village, 3 miles NE of Essendine, and 3½ SW of Bourne. It includes Shillingthorpe hamlet, and has a post office under Stamford; money order office, Greatford; telegraph office, Essendine (R.S.) Acreage, 1767; population, 174. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln; net value, £147 with residence. Patron, the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln. The church is a building of stone in the Early Decorated style. Braceborough Spa, which has a useful mineral spring, is 1 mile to the NE.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Ancient CountyLincolnshire 
Ecclesiastical parishBraceborough St. Margaret 
Poor Law unionStamford 
WapentakeNess 

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.


Church Records

Findmypast, in conjunction with the Lincolnshire Archives, have the following parish records online for Braceborough:

BaptismsBannsMarriagesBurials
1593-18121754-17921593-19111593-1812

Civil Registration

For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.


Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Braceborough from the following:


Maps

Online maps of Braceborough are available from a number of sites:


Newspapers and Periodicals

The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Lincolnshire papers online:

DistrictSouth Kesteven
CountyLincolnshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Postal districtPE9
Post TownStamford

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