Braintree

town in Essex, England

Key facts

Population: 43,190 (Built up area, 2021)
Os grid reference: TL7522
District: Braintree
Shire county: Essex
Region: East
Country: England
Sovereign state: United Kingdom
Post town: BRAINTREE
Postcode district: CM7, CM77
Dialling code: 01376
Police: Essex
Fire: Essex
Ambulance: East of England
Uk parliament: Braintree

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Wikidata facts

Population: 43215
Image: Braintree Town Hall Centre, Fairfield Road, Braintree - geograph.org.uk - 59709.jpg
Dialing code: 01376

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Commons category: Braintree, Essex
OS grid reference: TL758230
Commons gallery: Braintree
postal code: CM77
P12749: Oswald Schmiedeberg

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Braintree is a town in Essex, England. At the 2021 census the built up area as defined by the Office for National Statistics had a population of 43,190. It is the largest settlement in the Braintree District, which also covers an extensive surrounding area.

The town has grown contiguously with several surrounding settlements. The original settlement and parish of Braintree lay on the River Brain and was bounded on the north by Stane Street, the Roman road from Braughing to Colchester. North of that road was the parish of Bocking. The two parishes were united in 1934 as the parish and urban district of Braintree and Bocking, which was subsequently abolished in 1974 when the modern Braintree District was created. Several local organisations still include Braintree and Bocking in their names.