Question: In what direction is Branston Hall from Lincoln?
Context: Branston and Heighington railway station was a station in the village of Heighington, Lincolnshire, on the line between Lincoln and Sleaford. Branston and Mere is a civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England.  It is situated some 4 mi roughly south-east from the city and county town of Lincoln. Lincoln College (chartered Lincoln University) is a private, independent liberal arts college located in Lincoln, Illinois.  Lincoln College is a hybrid college offering both two-year and four-year degree programs for its students.  Lincoln College was established in 1865 by the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, but is now independent and has no formal church affiliation.  There were a few sites that were looked at as possibilities, and in December 1864, the site of Lincoln was selected.  Due to the Civil War, the denomination wanted to create a college in the North because the denomination's other schools were located in the South.  At this same time a movement started in the new community of Lincoln to start a college.  On February 6, 1865, the Illinois General Assembly granted the charter that established the university.  President Lincoln was aware the school would be named after him.  Lincoln University was the first institution named for Abraham Lincoln and the only one during his lifetime.  The groundbreaking for University Hall, the first college building, was held on the birthday of Abraham Lincoln, which was six days after the charter had been granted.  By September 1866, University Hall's construction was completed.  In November 1866, the college opened its doors to men and women alike.  In 1868, there were three people who received their degrees. Branston is a large village in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England.  The village is situated approximately 4 mi south-east from the city and county town of Lincoln.  It is the principal settlement in the civil parish of Branston and Mere (where is population is currently recorded). Lincoln Hall is one of the eleven buildings that make up the main Quad of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC).  The building's exterior depicts scenes of the life of Abraham Lincoln and is located on the southwest corner of the Quad.  The building is home of the Liberal Arts and Science College.  Lincoln Hall contains four floors which includes classrooms, a theater, conference rooms, and offices for faculty.  Specifically, the Department of Communication, Department of Sociology, several LAS administrative offices, including Student Academic Affairs and the Dean's Office reside in Lincoln Hall (about 250 people).  Over the years, Lincoln Hall has emerged as the second most used classroom building on campus, with 350 sections of classes held there each semester.  Almost every student will have taken a class in Lincoln Hall by graduation. Branston Booths is a small village in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England.  The village is situated approximately 5 mi east from the city and county town of Lincoln, and stands at the intersection of the Car Dyke and Branston Delph drain. Welton was a rural district in Lincolnshire, Parts of Lindsey from 1894 to 1974.  It was formed under the Local Government Act 1894 from that part of the Lincoln rural sanitary district which was in Lindsey - the Kesteven part forming the Branston Rural District.  It was named after Welton. Branston Hall is a country house in the village of Branston, Lincolnshire, England.  The hall, a Grade II listed building, is set in 88 acres (3.56 square kilometres) of wooded parkland and lakes. Branston was a rural district in Kesteven in Lincolnshire, England from 1894 to 1931.  It was formed under the Local Government Act 1894 from the part of Lincoln rural sanitary district which was in Kesteven (the rest going to form Welton Rural District in Lindsey).  It was abolished in 1931 under a County Review Order, and was merged into a North Kesteven Rural District. Wallie Branston from Scarborough, Ontario is a former Canadian Race car driver who was inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame in 1997.  Branston was a pioneering stock car driver and later became the official starter at Mosport Park.
Answer: south-east