In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Braunston like this:
BRAUNSTON, or Branston, a parish in Oakham district, Rutland; on the river Gwash, 2½ miles SW of Oakham r. station. It has a post office under Oakham. Acres, 3,250. Real property, £2,710. Pop., 398. Houses, 104. Braunston Lodge is a chief residence. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the vicarage of Hambleton, in the diocese of Peterborough. There are a Baptist chapel. and charities £59.
Braunston through time
Braunston is now part of Rutland district. Click here for graphs and data of how Rutland has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Braunston itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Braunston in Rutland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5911
Date accessed: 28th April 2024
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