Braithwell | |
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St.James' church, Braithwell |
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Braithwell shown within South Yorkshire | |
Population | 1,070 (2011) |
OS grid reference | SK531946 |
• London | 140 mi (230 km) S |
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Metropolitan borough | |
Metropolitan county | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ROTHERHAM |
Postcode district | S66 |
Police | South Yorkshire |
Fire | South Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
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, increasing slightly to 1,071 at the 2011 Census.
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".