Braunston-in-Rutland is a village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England.

[3] Leicestershire lies on the parish's western boundary The village's name means 'farm/settlement of Brant'.

[4] Braunston is located roughly three miles (4.8 km) south-west of the county town of Oakham.

A sculpted stone stands in the churchyard, at the west end of the church, close to the tower.

Known as the Braunston "Goddess", it was found in about 1920 when the church doorstep needed to be replaced; when the slab was lifted, the carving was revealed on the underside.