Brauncewell

Brauncewell is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Cranwell, Brauncewell and Byard's Leap, in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated between Leadenham and the market town of Sleaford, and is north east from, and in close proximity to, RAF Cranwell. In 2001 the parish had a population of 521.^[1] On 1 April 2011 the parish was abolished and merged with Cranwell and Byard's Leap to form "Cranwell, Brauncewell and Byard's Leap".^[2]

Brauncewell
Church of All Saints, Brauncewell
Brauncewell Location within Lincolnshire
Population	521 (2001 census)
OS grid reference	TF013519
• London	110 mi (180 km) S
Civil parish	Cranwell, Brauncewell and Byard's Leap
District	North Kesteven
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Lincoln
Postcode district	LN1
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Sleaford and North Hykeham
List of places UK England Lincolnshire 53.055413°N 0.489765°W / 53.055413; -0.489765

Brauncewell Grade II listed Anglican parish church is dedicated to All Saints.^[3] Built in the 16th century over an earlier church, it was largely rebuilt in 1857.^[4] It includes a grave cover in the nave dated between the 10th and 12th century.^[5] The church is now redundant.^{[citation needed]}

Brauncewell is close to a large quarry.^{[citation needed]}

A Bronze Age Barrow burial site, and Roman sites, have been identified within the parish.^{[citation needed]}

The parish contains the remains of two deserted medieval villages:

• Brauncewell, east of Brauncewell TF046524^[6]
• Dunsby, east-south-east of Brauncewell TF039514^[7]