Welcome to the Braughing Community Website
This is your guide to the historic village of Braughing, designed to help you find out about the village and make the most from your day out here if you plan to visit the village in the future.
Braughing has a population of 1150 in 463 households (2001 Census) and includes the hamlets of Bozen Green, Braughing Friars, Upp Hall, Dassels, Hamels Park and Hay Street and lies in the narrow valley of the river Quin, which rises in Barkway and flows south into the river Rib, a short distance to the southwest of Braughing village.
People have lived in Braughing at least since the iron age and it has many listed buildings, many with medieval origins. Hertfordshire's County Archaeology team recently highlighted Braughing's national importance in one of a series of archaeological surveys of historic urban areas in Hertfordshire (part of the English Heritage Extensive Urban Survey Programme).
The community is proud of its heritage and traditions, such as Old Man's Day which has been celebrated for over 400 years. It is also famous for its geese and ducks, local sausages, an annual wheelbarrow race and drama group. A Millennium Village Sign was created in bronze by local sculptor John Farnham and Lotte Farnham in June 2000.
We hope that you will find this site interesting and helpful. If you have any comments or queries then please contact the website administrator here. If you continue to browse and use this website you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the terms and conditions of use. To view these please click here.
This is your guide to the historic village of Braughing, designed to help you find out about the village and make the most from your day out here if you plan to visit the village in the future.
Braughing has a population of 1150 in 463 households (2001 Census) and includes the hamlets of Bozen Green, Braughing Friars, Upp Hall, Dassels, Hamels Park and Hay Street and lies in the narrow valley of the river Quin, which rises in Barkway and flows south into the river Rib, a short distance to the southwest of Braughing village.
People have lived in Braughing at least since the iron age and it has many listed buildings, many with medieval origins. Hertfordshire's County Archaeology team recently highlighted Braughing's national importance in one of a series of archaeological surveys of historic urban areas in Hertfordshire (part of the English Heritage Extensive Urban Survey Programme).
The community is proud of its heritage and traditions, such as Old Man's Day which has been celebrated for over 400 years. It is also famous for its geese and ducks, local sausages, an annual wheelbarrow race and drama group. A Millennium Village Sign was created in bronze by local sculptor John Farnham and Lotte Farnham in June 2000.
We hope that you will find this site interesting and helpful. If you have any comments or queries then please contact the website administrator here. If you continue to browse and use this website you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the terms and conditions of use. To view these please click here.
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St Mary's a vision for the future.
39 people met on 9 January 2012 to consider the following questions:
39 people met on 9 January 2012 to consider the following questions:
- What we want different groups of people to be saying about us in 2015
- What is missing or getting in the way
Read the exciting results here >>>
Braughing Playing Fields Association Trust
100 Club
100 Club
This is drawn monthly at Braughing Post Office and the winners names are posted