Branston Island
Branston Island is an island in Branston and Mere, North Kesteven, England. Branston Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Short Ferry, as well as near the village Bardney.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bardney Abbey and St Lawrence’s Church, Bardney.
Bardney Abbey
Monastery
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Bardney Abbey in Lincolnshire, England, was a Benedictine monastery founded in 697 by King Æthelred of Mercia, who was to become the first abbot. The monastery was supposedly destroyed during a Danish raid in 869.
St Lawrence’s Church, Bardney
Church
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St Lawrence's Church is the parish church of Bardney in Lincolnshire, England. It is one of the oldest buildings in the village and the only one with Grade I listed status.
Stainfield Priory
Monastery
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Stainfield Priory was a Benedictine nunnery at Stainfield in the North of Lincolnshire, England, between Wragby and Fiskerton. The priory of St Mary at Stainfield was the only nunnery of the Benedictine order in Lincolnshire. Stainfield Priory is situated 1½ miles northeast of Branston Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bardney and Stainfield.
Bardney
Village
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Bardney is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish was 1,643 at the 2001 census increasing to 1,848 at the 2011 census.
Stainfield
Hamlet
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Stainfield is a village and civil parish about 10 miles east of the city of Lincoln, in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 189. Stainfield is situated 1½ miles north of Branston Island.
Apley
Hamlet
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Apley is a hamlet and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 1 mile west from the hamlet of Kingthorpe and the site of Kingthorpe railway station, and approximately 2 miles south-west from Wragby. Apley is situated 3 miles north of Branston Island.
Branston Island
- Type: Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Branston and Mere, North Kesteven, Lincolnshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.22202° or 53° 13′ 19″ northLongitude
-0.35449° or 0° 21′ 16″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
9C5X6JCW+R6GeoNames ID
13286048
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