Braybrooke
Parish in North Northamptonshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.452, -0.865 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 77 84 |
| Population: | 378 |
| Dialling code: | 01858 (Market Harborough) |
The village and civil parish of Braybrooke sits in rural North Northamptonshire, close to the Leicestershire border and within easy reach of the market towns of Market Harborough and Kettering. The surrounding landscape is typical Northamptonshire countryside - rolling arable fields, hedgerows and quiet lanes - making it a pleasant spot for walkers and for people seeking village life with relatively straightforward commuter links to nearby towns.
Braybrooke has medieval roots and retains a compact historic core, with remnants of an old manor site and several traditional cottages and listed buildings that hint at its past. Community life is small-scale and village-focused, centred on local events and the parish council, while the local economy is largely agricultural with some small businesses and many residents commuting to work in the surrounding towns.
Postcode districts covering Braybrooke
Most populated places nearby
- Leicester 16.2 miles26.1 km
- Northampton 15.2 miles24.4 km
- Rugby 16.4 miles26.3 km
- Kettering 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Kettering Town 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Corby 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Wellingborough 12.3 miles19.7 km
- Hinckley 22.3 miles35.9 km
- Rushden 16.2 miles26.1 km
- Melton Mowbray 21.8 miles35 km
- Daventry 18.2 miles29.3 km
- Oadby 13.5 miles21.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Brampton Ash Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Desborough Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Arthingworth Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Dingley Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Market Harborough-Little Bowden Ward 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Great Oxendon Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Harrington Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Stoke Albany Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Market Harborough-Welland Ward 3 miles4.9 km
- Market Harborough Built-up area 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Rothwell and Mawsley Ward 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Great Bowden Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
Example postcodes in Braybrooke
LE16 8LD, LE16 8LW, LE16 8LL, LE16 8LH, LE16 8LJ, LE16 8LR, LE16 8LQ, LE16 8HA, LE16 8JW … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 32.6 miles52.5 km
- Birmingham International Airport 37.2 miles59.9 km
- Market Harborough Railway Station 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Kettering Railway Station 6.9 miles11.1 km
Hotels near Braybrooke Ad
- White Horse Inn & Restaurant 4 3 miles4.8 km
- Rooms at the Ritz Complex 2 miles3.2 km
- Nevill Arms Inn 4 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Travel Plaza Hotel 3 1.3 miles2 km
- Rushton Hall Hotel & Spa 4 4.1 miles6.5 km
- The Three Swans Hotel, Market Harborough, Leicestershire 4 3.1 miles5 km
- The R Inn Hotel 3 2 miles3.2 km
- Best Western Rockingham Forest Hotel 4 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Holiday Inn Express Kettering 3 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Hampton by Hilton Corby/Kettering 3 7.7 miles12.4 km
Local points of interest
- Pipewell Abbey Historic site 4.1 miles6.5 km
- Rockingham Road Stadium 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Spanhoe Wood Forest 12.4 miles20 km
- Lyveden New Bield Historic site 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Leicester Racecourse Recreation 14 miles22.5 km
- Nene Park Stadium 14.1 miles22.6 km
- Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Saints Stadium 14.9 miles23.9 km
- Sixfields Stadium, Northampton Town Stadium 15.3 miles24.6 km
- University of Leicester University 16 miles25.8 km
- Normanton Park Estate 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Welford Road Stadium, Leicester Tigers Stadium 16.4 miles26.4 km
- The King Power Stadium Stadium 16.5 miles26.5 km