Brackenville, Delaware | |
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Coordinates: 39°46′50″N 75°40′59″W / 39.78056°N 75.68306°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Delaware |
County | New Castle |
Elevation | 322 ft (98 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code | 302 |
GNIS feature ID | 216803 [1] |
Brackenville is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. [1] Brackenville is located at the intersection of Brackenville Road and Old Wilmington Road, east of Hockessin. [2]
In 1809, William Brackend bought land along the road running from Wilmington to Lancaster. With the opening of the Wilmington Turnpike ( Lancaster Pike) in 1818, he opened a hotel named the "Peace and Plenty". The hotel stood on the northwest corner of Old Lancaster Pike and Brackenville Road; it was demolished before 1937.