THE SETTLEMENT OF BRAMPTON WAS A MANOR BELONGING TO THE BISHOP OF LINCOLN THROUGH THE MIDDLE AGES. EVIDENTLY ALWAYS A SETTLEMENT OF SMALLER THAN AVERAGE SIZE, IT WAS ONLY MODERATELY REDUCED BY THE BLACK DEATH AND SEEMS TO HAVE RECOVERED IN C16, PERHAPS TO THE LEVEL OF MORE OR LESS 20 HOUSEHOLDS OF THE C19 AND EARLY C20. RECENT ENGROSSMENT WITHIN THE VILLAGE HAS SWEPT AWAY ALL THE PROPERTY CLOSES MAPPED IN 1843 AND ON EARLY OS 25 INCH SHEETS, DESTROYING ANY EARTHWORKS. THESE MAPS SHOW A SINGLE-STREET VILLAGE WITH REGULAR PROPERTIES ALONG ITS WESTERN SIDE, BALANCED BY A NARROWING ROW ON THE EAST, PERHAPS CAUSED BY A FORMER MANORIAL COMPLEX. BRAMPTON WAS ENCLOSED IN 1777-8. {1}{2}