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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Braintree like this:
Braintree, par. and market town, NE. Essex, on river Blackwater, 6 miles NW. of Witham junction and 44½ miles NE. of London by rail 2282 ac., pop. 5182; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks, 1 newspaper. Market-day, Wednesday; has silk and crape mfrs. B. was once a seat of the Bishops of London.
Braintree is now part of BRAINTREE District. Click here for graphs and data of how BRAINTREE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Braintree itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Braintree in Essex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/174
Date accessed: 24th January 2026
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