Bratoft is a small hamlet in the

East Lindsey East Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. The population of the district council was 136,401 at the 2011 census. The council is based in Manby. Other major settlements in the district include Alford, Wragby, Spilsby ...

district of

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, England. It is situated approximately east from

Spilsby Spilsby is a market town, civil parish and electoral ward in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The town is adjacent to the main A16, east of the county town of Lincoln, north-east of Boston and north-west of Skegness. It ...

, west from

Burgh Le Marsh Burgh le Marsh is a town, and electoral ward in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.OS Explorer map: Skegness, Alford & Spilsby: (1:25 000): Geography The town is built on a low hill surrounded by former marsh land, and the mar ...

, and south from the

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. Bratoft

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listed

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church is dedicated to

St Peter ) (Simeon, Simon) , birth_date = , birth_place = Bethsaida, Gaulanitis, Syria, Roman Empire , death_date = Between AD 64–68 , death_place = probably Vatican Hill, Rome, Italia, Roman Empire , parents = John (or Jonah; Jona) , occupation ...

and

St Paul Paul; grc, Παῦλος, translit=Paulos; cop, ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ; hbo, פאולוס השליח (previously called Saul of Tarsus;; ar, بولس الطرسوسي; grc, Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς, Saũlos Tarseús; tr, Tarsuslu Pavlus; ...

. The church was completely restored in 1890. The octagonal

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dates from the early 15th century, and the

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and parclose screens date from about 1460.Cox, J. Charles (1916) ''Lincolnshire'' p. 80; Methuen & Co. Ltd On the north wall of the tower interior hangs a picture of the '' Armada'',"St Peter and St Paul, Bratoft"
Forward in Faith. Retrieved 1 July 2011 signed "Robert Stephenson". Between pictorial elements for England, Scotland, Ireland and France is depicted the Armada as a red dragon. The text beneath states:

Spaine's proud Armado with great strength and power
Great Britain's state came gapeing to devour,
This Dragon's guts, like Pharaos scattered hoast,
Lay splitt and drowned upon the Irish coast.
For of eight score save two ships sent from Spaine
But twenty-five scarce sound return'd again.
Non nobis Domine

In 1747 the preacher and biblical commentator

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was born in Bratoft. Near Bratoft is

Gunby Hall Gunby Hall is a country house in Gunby, near Spilsby, in Lincolnshire, England, reached by a half mile long private drive. The Estate comprises the 42-room Gunby Hall, listed Grade I, a clocktower, listed Grade II* and a carriage house and st ...

, a

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property open to the public, a red-brick house, dating from 1700, with Victorian

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s, which

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described as a "haunt of ancient peace", It is alleged that Sir William Massingberd's daughter tried to elope with one of his postilion riders but her father shot the man dead. Sir William was sentenced to appear in London annually at which time the family coat of arms was smeared with blood. It proved too much so Sir William demolished the family seat at

Bratoft Castle Bratoft is a small hamlet in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately east from Spilsby, west from Burgh Le Marsh, and south from the A158 road. Bratoft Grade II listed Anglican church is dedicated to S ...

and built Gunby Hall in 1700. It's said the ghosts of his daughter and the man walk on the path near the hall. Also within the village is

Whitegates Cottage Whitegates, a left-curve, is situated adjacent to the 24th mile road-side marker measured from the start/finish line on the Snaefell Mountain Course used for the Isle of Man TT and Manx Grand Prix motorcycle races. The area also has the histori ...

, a small thatched cottage dating from c.1770. Bratoft Meadow is an area of semi-natural species rich grassland. In 1970 a fertilizer experiment was set up to examine the effect of different forms and rates of fertilizer application on the conservation value of this type of old meadow. The particular species of interest in this study was the

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''Orchis morio''.

References

External links

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St Peter & St Paul's Church, Bratoft

Aerial view of Bratoft
* {{authority control Villages in Lincolnshire Civil parishes in Lincolnshire East Lindsey District