BROOKENBY: West Lindsey Parish #99 of 128

WEST LINDSEY PARISH #99: BROOKENBY

Welcome to Brookenby on the Lincolnshire Wolds which sits around a mile away from the village of Binbrook, over the border and into East Lindsey. Brookenby and Binbrook may have similar names, but as villages, they couldn’t be more different. Binbrook is arguably much more historic, because Brookenby hasn’t been around for all that long. It was never built to be an actual village.

Rather, it was constructed as RAF married quarters, similar to the ones at Scampton and Hemswell Cliff. The RAF base it was built for was RAF Binbrook which was operational between 1940 and 1992. The base was associated with the Royal Australian Air Force as well as our very own air force. RAF Binbrook is also famous for the English Electric Lightnings, providing a home for the last two RAF Lightning squadrons - 5 and 11.

Brookenby became a village when the base closed, and it acquired its name in the 1980s. RAF Binbrook falls within the parish boundaries, and as such, a lot of Brookenby’s buildings were originally used by the air force. These include the Sergeants Mess which has been converted into a whole host of things – including the village’s church! There are plenty of abandoned buildings around the place too, one of which we’ll get a look at on this walk. There’s so much history in this place and it’s pretty unique too.

So let’s get walking and see what Brookenby can tell us about life in RAF on the Lincolnshire Wolds!

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#Brookenby, #Lincolnshire, #MarketRasen, #WestLindsey,

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460 Sqn:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._460...

RAF Binbrook Images:
https://hauntedhistoryoflincolnshire....
https://www.abct.org.uk/airfields/air...
https://www.bcar.org.uk/binbrook-history

Lightnings:
https://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co...

Officers Mess:
https://sites.google.com/site/orfordb...

Heritage Centre:
https://sites.google.com/site/orfordb...

Lightning:
https://sites.google.com/site/orfordb...

Limelight Theatre Group/Memphis Belle:
http://www.raf-lincolnshire.info/binb...

Demographics:
http://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/ea...

Rightmove:
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/house-pri...

Gainsborough Cycles:
www.gainsboroughcycles.com

Jaime’s Fitness Studio:
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Some of the following music tracks may appear in this video:
Brendan Perkins - “Foxsnow” (B. Perkins)
   • Foxsnow  
Brendan Perkins - “Mickey's House” (B. Perkins)
   • Mickey's House  
The Keyhouse - "Voices" (H. Flunder)
   • Voices  
The Keyhouse - "Circles" (H. Flunder)
   • The Keyhouse - Circles (official audio)  
Helen Flunder - "Sun" (H. Flunder)
   • Helen Flunder - 'Sun' (Official Audio)  
Helen Flunder - “Angels” (H. Flunder)
   • Helen Flunder - Angels (Official Audio)  
Helen Flunder - “C Song” (H. Flunder)
   • Caistor and the Lincolnshire Wolds  

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