Brookenby

Brookenby
Brookenby Church
Brookenby Location within Lincolnshire
Population	665 (2011 census)
OS grid reference	TF201954
• London	130 mi (210 km) S
District	West Lindsey
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Market Rasen
Postcode district	LN8
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Gainsborough
List of places UK England Lincolnshire 53°26′33″N 0°11′34″W / 53.442570°N 0.192780°W / 53.442570; -0.192780Coordinates: 53°26′33″N 0°11′34″W / 53.442570°N 0.192780°W / 53.442570; -0.192780

Brookenby is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The village is situated 7 miles (11 km) north-east from Market Rasen. According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 742,^[1] falling to 665 at the 2011 census.^[2]

The village developed around the former RAF station, RAF Binbrook, with most of the population living in the former RAF housing. Since the name of the station came from an existing nearby village, the name 'Brookenby' was chosen in the 1980s when the new village was constituted. The name is believed to be derived from a nearby abandoned or plague village.^{[citation needed]}

The former sergeants' mess is now Brookenby Church, part of the Walesby group of parishes. A Trading Estate was developed on the remains of the RAF station in 1998.^{[citation needed]}

The consistent 1940s period architecture led to the use of RAF Binbrook for scenes in the 1990 re-make of Memphis Belle.^[3]

See also[]

• Lincolnshire Wolds
• Binbrook

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Brookenby at Wikimedia Commons
• Lincolnshire Wolds AONB
• The Defiant - local web site