Official Name: | Brackenville, Delaware |
Pushpin Map: | Delaware#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Brackenville |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Delaware |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | New Castle |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 322 |
Coordinates: | 39.7806°N -75.6831°W |
Area Code: | 302 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 216803 |
Brackenville is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Brackenville is located at the intersection of Brackenville Road and Old Wilmington Road, east of Hockessin.
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.