Sovereign state United Kingdom Region East of England Admin HQ Braintree University Braintree College | Constituent country England Non-metropolitan county Essex Area 611.7 km² | |
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Status Non-metropolitan district Points of interest Layer Marney Tower, Great Notley Country P, Paycockes, Marks Hall, Colne Valley Railway Destinations Braintree, Haverhill, Long Melford, Coggeshall, Finchingfield | ||
Braintree is a local government district in the English county of Essex, with a population (2011 census) of 147,084. Its main town is Braintree.
Map of Braintree District, UK
The main centres of population are Braintree, Witham and Halstead.
The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the urban districts of Braintree and Bocking, Halstead, and Witham and (for list of Parishes) Braintree Rural District and Halstead Rural District.
References
Braintree District Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA