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Branxton


Branxton is a village in Northumberland located just 3 miles from the England-Scotland border. The village is very close to the site of the Battle of Flodden, fought on the 9th of September 1513, fought between the English and invading Scottish army. A large granite cross on the nearby Piper Hill commemorates the battle. The parish church of St. Paul, occupies the site of an ancient church which was used a mortuary after the Battle of Flodden. Also in the village is a Memorial Drinking Fountain (1910), the unusual "Cement Menagerie", and the hidden away Marmions Well, which was mentioned in a poem by Sir Walter Scott.

Branxton is a village and civil parish in northern Northumberland, England. It lies about from the England-Scotland border and about from the Scottish border town of Coldstream, just off the A697 Newcastle-Edinburgh road. It has a population of 121, rising slightly to 123 at the 2011 Census.

Landmarks

Branxton is very close to the site of the Battle of Flodden, fought on 9 September 1513 between Scotland and England, the latter prevailing. A granite cross on the nearby Piper Hill (UK map reference NT890373) commemorates the battle.

Pallinsburn House, an 18th-century country mansion, stands nearby.

There is a painted concrete menagerie in the garden of one of the houses in the village. The sculptures were made, starting in 1962, by James Beveridge to designs by retired joiner John Fairnington (d. 1981) to amuse his disabled son, Edwin. As well as animals, there are statues of Winston Churchill, T. E. Lawrence and Robert Burns, and many texts set into the plinths and pathways. It has been a popular tourist attraction, with its own tea room, and may still be accessible by the public for free (although with a coin box for voluntary donations).

Religious sites

The parish church, dedicated to Saint Paul, occupies the site of an ancient church which was taken down and replaced by the present structure in 1849.

Notable people

Percival Stockdale, (1736–1811) poet, writer and reformer, especially in opposing slavery.

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Northumberland Battle of Flodden, 1513 Historic Buildings and Monuments in Branxton Civil Parish Map and Aerial View Branxton Civil Parish Branxton Parish, 1848 Cement Menagerie Church of St. Paul Flodden Memorial Map and Aerial View Marmion's Well Memorial Drinking Fountain
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Flodden battlefield - 14,000 died here. Now a peaceful home to corn straw.

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Flodden, Branxton, Northumberland

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St Paul's, Branxton

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Flodden Field

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Flodden Field

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Branxton church

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Village Hall, Branxton

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House, Branxton village

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Drinking Fountain

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Branxton village

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'The World's Smallest Visitor Centre'...

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Flodden Crescent, Branxton

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The World's smallest visitor centre

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The Church of St Paul at Branxton

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The Cottage, Branxton

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St. Paul's Church, Branxton

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Branxton village from the Flodden Memorial

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Battle of Flodden, 1513
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Battle of Flodden, 1513
- Overview About the Battle Map The Battle of Flodden (or Flodden Field) near Branxton was fought between the English and the invading Scottish army on the 9th of September 1513. …
Historic Buildings and Monuments in Branxton Civil Parish
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Historic Buildings and Monuments in Branxton Civil Parish
- Listed buildings and scheduled monuments in Branxton Civil Parish, Northumberland, from the National Heritage List for England[1]. Use the Search (below) if looking for a specific building / monument. Structure …

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