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Braintree is a town of about 42,393 people and the principal settlement
of the Braintree district of Essex in the East of England. It is ten miles north-east
of Chelmsford and fifteen miles west of Colchester on the River Blackwater, A120
road and a branch of the Great Eastern Main Line.
Braintree has grown contiguous with several surrounding settlements: Braintree proper
lies to the south of Stane Street, and Bocking lies to the north. The two together
can be referred to as Braintree and Bocking, although most people just lump them
together as "Braintree".
Braintree is twinned with the French town of Pierrefitte-sur-Seine. The town of
Braintree, Massachusetts, United States, was named after Braintree, Essex in 1640.
Braintree lies about 50 metres above sea level. Essex is rather flat on the whole,
and the Braintree area is no exception; however, there is a general downward trend
in the height of the ground from the northwest towards the coast to the southeast.
Two rivers flow through Braintree in this direction. Pod's Brook approaches the
western side of the town, forming a natural boundary between Braintree and the neighbouring
village of Rayne about two miles to the west. Pod's Brook becomes the River Brain
as it passes under the Roman road, before running through the southern part of Braintree.
The River Pant (or Blackwater) runs roughly parallel to it, through the north of
Bocking, and away to the east of the town. The Brain eventually flows into the Blackwater
several miles away, near Witham. |
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