Braithwell

Braithwell
Braithwell
	Church of St James, Braithwell
	Braithwell Location within South Yorkshire
Population	1,060 (2011 census)
OS grid reference	SK531946
• London	140 mi (230 km) S
Civil parish	Braithwell;
Metropolitan borough	Doncaster;
Metropolitan county	South Yorkshire;
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ROTHERHAM
Postcode district	S66
Police	South Yorkshire
Fire	South Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
	List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°26′46″N 1°12′06″W / 53.4460°N 1.20179°W

Braithwell is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. It is about 1 mile (1.6 km) north from Maltby and 3 miles (5 km) south-east from Conisbrough. According to the 2001 Census the civil parish had a population of 1,056,^[2] increasing slightly to 1,060 at the 2011 Census.^[1]

The name Braithwell derives from the Old English brādwella meaning 'broad well'. Brād was later replaced by the Old Norse breiðr.^[3]

In 1289, the village obtained a Royal Charter entitling it to hold a weekly Tuesday market and an annual eight-day fair – an unusually long duration. These were long discontinued by a survey of 1652, but a cross shaft survives with an inscription in Norman French which translates as "Jesus, son of Mary, think upon the brother of our king, I beseech you".^[4]

The Church of St James in the village is a Grade II* listed building.^[5]

References

1 2 UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Braithwell Parish (E04000066)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
↑ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Braithwell Parish (00CE010)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
↑ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
↑ Hey, David (2003). Medieval South Yorkshire. Landmark Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1843060809.^{[page needed]}
↑ Historic England. "Church of St James (1286514)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 February 2020.

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[2011_census-1] 1 2 UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Braithwell Parish (E04000066)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 21 February 2020.

[2] UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Braithwell Parish (00CE010)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 21 February 2020.

[3] "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2025.

[4] Hey, David (2003). Medieval South Yorkshire. Landmark Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1843060809.^{[page needed]}

[5] Historic England. "Church of St James (1286514)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 February 2020.

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