Braceby
{{Short description|Small English village in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2014}}
{{Infobox UK place
|country = England
|static_image_name = St Margaret's Church, Braceby, Lincolnshire.jpg
|static_image_caption = St Margaret's Church, Braceby
|coordinates = {{coord|52.906154|-0.489319|display=inline,title}}
|official_name = Braceby
|population =
| civil_parish = Braceby and Sapperton
|shire_district = South Kesteven
|shire_county = Lincolnshire
|region = East Midlands
|constituency_westminster = Grantham and Stamford
|post_town = SLEAFORD
|postcode_district = NG34
|postcode_area = NG
|dial_code = 01529
|os_grid_reference = TF016354
| london_distance_mi = 95
| london_direction = S
}}
Braceby is a village in the civil parish of Braceby and Sapperton, in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The village includes a roadside nature reserve sheltering 250 species of plant life.
Parishes and buildings
Braceby lies to the south of the A52 road, about {{convert|6|mi|km|0}} east of the market town of Grantham. It has a population of 25 individuals. Braceby belonged to the historical wapentake of Winnibriggs and Threo,Vision of Britain [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10005838/relationships] Retrieved 7 November 2016. and within that to the Soke of Grantham.Vision of Britain [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10140031 Retrieved 6 August 2013.]
The church, St Margaret's, dates back to the 13th century, but was restored in the 19th.[http://www.braceby.org/id1.html Braceby Past and Present.] Retrieved 31 August 2014. The ecclesiastical parish is one of seven in the North Beltisloe Group in the Deanery of Beltisloe and the Diocese of Lincoln.[http://www.lincoln.anglican.org/search_parishes.php?14023090 "Braceby P C C"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512075737/http://www.lincoln.anglican.org/search_parishes.php?14023090 |date=12 May 2012 }} Diocese of Lincoln. Retrieved 14 May 2012 From 2006 to 2011 the incumbent was Rev. Richard Ireson.[http://www.boothby.org.uk/PCPages/NBGC%20and%20Lay%20Ministers%20report%20to%20AGMs%202011.pdf "North Beltisloe Group Council Report for PCC AGMs."]; Boothby.org.uk. PDF download required. Retrieved 14 May 2012 Services at Braceby are held monthly, and at Easter, Harvest time and Christmas.[http://www.braceby.org/index.html Braceby Past and Present.]
Many village buildings, especially those dating from the 16th and 17th century, are built in part of limestone quarried in the district, at places such as Ancaster.[http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/Images/jca75_tcm6-4989.pdf Natural England – Kesteven Uplands]. Retrieved 4 August 2013. The population peaked about 1861, when there were 168 inhabitants in 37 houses, but the population declined rapidly. By 1970 it was under 20, but a decision by the local landowners, the Welby family, to sell off empty and unwanted cottages led to some recovery and saved the church from closure.Braceby Past & Present: History [http://www.braceby.org/id15.html] Retrieved 7 November 2016.
In 1921 the civil parish had a population of 76.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10403376/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Braceby CP/AP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=29 December 2023}} On 1 April 1931 the parish was abolished and merged with Sapperton to form "Braceby and Sapperton".{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10403376|title=Relationships and changes Braceby CP/AP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=29 December 2023}}
Nature and land use
The 65 roadside nature reserves maintained by the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust, under a local-government scheme dating back to 1960, include one that covers both verges of the Braceby–Walcot road south-east of the village.List of Lincolnshire roadside reserves [http://www.lincstrust.org.uk/sites/default/files/roadside_reserves.pdf Retrieved 7 November 2016.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107160334/http://www.lincstrust.org.uk/sites/default/files/roadside_reserves.pdf |date=7 November 2016 }} The list of plants found at this reserve runs to 250 species. Notable among them are early purple orchids (Orchis mascula), common orchids (Dactylorhiza fuchsii) and cowslips (primula veris).Braceby Past & Present: Wildlife, nature and birds [http://www.braceby.org/id2.html Retrieved 7 November 2016.]
Livestock farming (cattle and sheep) in the village has largely given way to arable since the 1970s, but a small amount of permanent grazing remains. Some mixed woodland has also been planted.[http://www.braceby.org/id3.html Geology and landscape.] Retrieved 14 October 2014.
References
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Braceby}}
- [https://www.bing.com/maps?osid=5e39ce06-1cbf-4737-9710-38d0b84675dd&cp=52.908656~-0.486846&lvl=13&style=s&v=2&sV=2&form=S00027 Location map of Braceby]
- [https://www.google.com/maps/place/52%C2%B054'22.2%22N+0%C2%B029'21.6%22W/@52.9062884,-0.4906454,746a,35y,358.29h/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d52.906154!4d-0.489319?hl=en Aerial view of Braceby]
- [http://www.braceby.org/ Braceby Village web site]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120305121433/http://www.northbeltisloeparishes.co.uk/braceby.htm North Beltisloe web site]
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Category:Villages in Lincolnshire