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{{Short description|Village in England}}
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|population_ref = <ref>[http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=797332&c=brafield&d=16&e=15&g=473754&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1257590472125&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 Office of National Statistics: Brafield-on-the-Green CP: Parish headcounts]. Retrieved 7 November 2009</ref><br>656 (2010 est)<ref name = "SNCYearBook">{{Cite book | author=SNC| authorlink= | coauthors= | title=South Northamptonshire Council Year Book 2010-2011| year=2010 | publisher= | location=Towcester NN12 7FA | isbn-13= | pages=39}}</ref>
|population_ref = <ref>[http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=797332&c=brafield&d=16&e=15&g=473754&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1257590472125&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 Office for National Statistics: Brafield-on-the-Green CP: Parish headcounts] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604062259/http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=797332&c=brafield&d=16&e=15&g=473754&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1257590472125&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 |date=4 June 2011 }}. Retrieved 7 November 2009</ref><br />666 (2011 census)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11121050&c=Brafield+on+the+Green&d=16&e=62&g=6452297&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1467208124135&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|accessdate=29 June 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}</ref>
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'''Brafield-on-the-Green''' is a [[civil parish]] and small village in [[South Northamptonshire|South]] [[Northamptonshire]].
'''Brafield-on-the-Green''' is a [[civil parish]] and small village in [[West Northamptonshire|West]] [[Northamptonshire]]. Their football team, Brafield Corinthians, won both the league and the cup. This proved controversial as they actually got less points than both 2nd and 3rd. It was rumoured the only reason they were awarded the league is because their manager was having an affair with a league official who shall not be named.


The villages name means 'Hill-top open country'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Northamptonshire/Brafield+on+the+Green|title=Key to English Place-names|website=kepn.nottingham.ac.uk|accessdate=18 April 2024}}</ref>
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==Location==
Brafield is about {{convert|4|mi|km|1}} south-east of [[Northampton]], in the [[shire]] [[county]] of [[Northamptonshire]]<ref name = "NCC">{{cite web|title = Northamptonshire County Council website|url = http://www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/|accessdate = 21 February 2010}}</ref> known as "Northants" along the [[A428]] road about {{convert|16|mi|km|0}} north-west of [[Bedford]].


A section of Brafield sits within a [[Conservation area (United Kingdom)|conservation area]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Council|first=South Northamptonshire|title=Brafield on the Green {{!}} South Northamptonshire Council|url=https://www.southnorthants.gov.uk/downloads/download/295/brafield-on-the-green|access-date=2022-01-04|website=www.southnorthants.gov.uk|language=en}}</ref>
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==Brafield Stadium==
==Facilities==
Brafield hosted [[Motorcycle speedway|speedway]] and [[Stock car racing|stock car]] meetings at the local stadium. The team known as the Flying Foxes took part in the Southern Area League in 1954. The team were known as The Badgers when open meetings were staged in 1967.{{fact|date=November 2009}}As early as 1949, local entrepreneurs staged midget car racing at the stadium, as part of a national attempt to introduce the sport from the US.
Brafield Stadium known as [[Northampton International Raceway]] hosts [[BriSCA Formula 1 Stock Cars]]. As early as 1949, local entrepreneurs staged midget car racing at the stadium, as part of a national attempt to introduce the sport from the US. It also hosted [[Motorcycle speedway|speedway]]. The team known as the Flying Foxes took part in the [[Southern Area League]] in 1954. The team was renamed the Brafield Badgers and interspersed individual meetings with matches against reserve sides from British League tracks. The Speedway closed for good at the end of the 1967 season.

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* [http://www.brafieldonthegreen.org.uk/ Official village website]


==References==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080603014900/http://www.brafieldonthegreen.org.uk/ Official village website]
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Brafield-on-the-Green
The village pond
Brafield-on-the-Green is located in Northamptonshire
Brafield-on-the-Green
Brafield-on-the-Green
Location within Northamptonshire
Population636 [1]
666 (2011 census)[2]
OS grid referenceSP820587
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNorthampton
Postcode districtNN7
Dialling code01604
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52°13′16″N 0°48′01″W / 52.2212°N 0.8003°W / 52.2212; -0.8003

Brafield-on-the-Green is a civil parish and small village in West Northamptonshire. Their football team, Brafield Corinthians, won both the league and the cup. This proved controversial as they actually got less points than both 2nd and 3rd. It was rumoured the only reason they were awarded the league is because their manager was having an affair with a league official who shall not be named.

The villages name means 'Hill-top open country'.[3]

Location

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Brafield is about 4 miles (6.4 km) south-east of Northampton, in the shire county of Northamptonshire[4] known as "Northants" along the A428 road about 16 miles (26 km) north-west of Bedford.

A section of Brafield sits within a conservation area.[5]

Brafield Stadium

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Brafield Stadium known as Northampton International Raceway hosts BriSCA Formula 1 Stock Cars. As early as 1949, local entrepreneurs staged midget car racing at the stadium, as part of a national attempt to introduce the sport from the US. It also hosted speedway. The team known as the Flying Foxes took part in the Southern Area League in 1954. The team was renamed the Brafield Badgers and interspersed individual meetings with matches against reserve sides from British League tracks. The Speedway closed for good at the end of the 1967 season.

References

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  1. ^ Office for National Statistics: Brafield-on-the-Green CP: Parish headcounts Archived 4 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 7 November 2009
  2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Northamptonshire County Council website". Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  5. ^ Council, South Northamptonshire. "Brafield on the Green | South Northamptonshire Council". www.southnorthants.gov.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
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