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Braintree is a town in Essex, England. The principal settlement of Braintree District, it is located 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Chelmsford, 35 miles (56 km) northwest of Southend-on-Sea, and 15 miles (24 km) west of Colchester.
Braintree is a town in Essex, England. For a town of its size it boasts very few amenities. However, a shopping village on the outskirts, 'Freeport', has roughly 80 shops. It mainly specialise in clothing, along with a bowling alley and a cinema, which makes Braintree worth visiting.
The history of Braintree begins at least 4,000 years ago, the earliest concentrated settlements being near the River Brain in the Skitts Hill area, and around the present crossroads at the junction of the A120. LEARN MORE.
Braintree is situated on a shoulder of land within the Essex Till, which covers the north and west of the county. The area was once a plateau but has been eroded and divided by two rivers – the river Pant (Blackwater) and the river Brain – to form a ridge where people began to settle.
Braintree is a town in Essex, England, near the A120 road . Category: Towns in Essex.
Braintree is a town in Essex, a place of about 42,000 people. It is found 10 miles northeast of Chelmsford and 15 miles west of Colchester on the River Blackwater, A120 road and a branch of the Great Eastern Main Line.
Braintree District is a local government district in Essex, England. The district is named after the town of Braintree, where the council is based. The district also includes the towns of Halstead and Witham and surrounding rural areas.
