Braintree District
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Braintree District | |
|---|---|
 Braintree shown within Essex | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | England |
| Region | East of England |
| Non-metropolitan county | Essex |
| Status | Non-metropolitan district |
| Admin HQ | Braintree |
| Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
| • Body | Braintree District Council |
| • Leadership | Leader & Cabinet (Conservative) |
| • MPs | James Cleverly Priti Patel |
| Area | |
| • Total | 236.18 sq mi (611.71 km2) |
| Area rank | 68th (of 317) |
| Population (mid-2019 est.) | |
| • Total | 152,604 |
| • Rank | 129th (of 317) |
| • Density | 650/sq mi (250/km2) |
| • Ethnicity | 95.% White 1.1% Mixed 1.3% S.Asian 1.0% Black |
| Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| ONS code | 22UC (ONS) E07000067 (GSS) |
| OS grid reference | TL7522 |
| Website | www |
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.
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.
Council[edit]
The council is controlled by the Conservatives who hold 34 of the 49 seats.
Wards[edit]
There are 26 wards:[1]
- Bocking Blackwater
- Bocking North
- Bocking South
- Braintree Central and Beckers Green
- Braintree South
- Braintree West
- Bumpstead
- Coggeshall
- Gosfield & Greenstead Green
- Great Notley & Black Notley
- Halstead St Andrews
- Halstead Trinity
- Hatfield Peverel and Terling
- Hedingham
- Kelvedon and Feering
- Rayne
- Silver End and Cressing
- Stour Valley North (includes Ashen and Foxearth)
- Stour Valley South (includes Bulmer and Alphamstone)
- The Colnes
- Three Fields
- Witham Central
- Witham North
- Witham South
- Witham West
- Yeldham
References[edit]
- ^ Braintree District Council http://braintree.cmis.uk.com/braintree/Councillors/tabid/63/ScreenMode/Ward/Default.aspx
External links[edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Braintree. |
- Enjoy Braintree District; places to stay, arts, museum, culture events listing by the Braintree Council
- Braintree District Council
- Enjoy Braintree District
Coordinates: 51°52′55″N 0°33′09″E / 51.8819°N 0.5525°E
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