- Brantham
Brantham is a village and
civil parish inSuffolk ,United Kingdom . Located inBabergh district, it is situated 2 miles north ofManningtree and 9 miles south west ofIpswich . In 2005 its population was 2,650. [ [http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/38314C3E-02A0-4515-92FE-8909C6FDB3A3/0/Parishestimates01to05.pdf Estimates of total population of areas in Suffolk] Suffolk County Council]Until 1887 the local economy was almost entirely
agricultural . This changed in 1887 when British Xylonite Ltd. purchased the 130-acre Brooklands Farm and built their factory. There was insufficient accommodation available locally for the workforce, so the company also built Brantham New Village consisting of about 60 new houses.Its medieval parish church of
St. Michael andAll Angels underwent extensive repairs in 2004 following extensive fund raising efforts and a £23,000 grant from the UK National Lottery.The village previously had a railway station on the
Great Eastern Main Line , but it was closed as part of theBeeching Axe .The village's football club, Brantham Athletic, have previously played in the Eastern Counties League.
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External links
* [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/place_page.jsp?p_id=7059 Brantham] Vision of Britain
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