
Village and parish in Hampshire, England
Braishfield
Braishfield is a village and civil parish north of Romsey in Hampshire, England.
The name is thought to be derived from the Old English bræsc + feld, meaning 'open land with small branches or brushwood'. The hamlet of Pucknall lies due east of the village.
How locals move
Getting around Braishfield the local way
- Get inThe CityLink bus runs from the station via the Westquay shopping centre to Town Quay, where the catamaran to the Isle of Wight and the ferry to Hythe depart.
- Get inThere are no international ferry services: these call in Portsmouth about to the east.
- Get inHowever, regular vehicle and passenger ferries operate to Southampton from Cowes on the nearby Isle of Wight and the village of Hythe in the New Forest.
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