Braintree (district)

Braintree District
—  Non-metropolitan district  —
Braintree shown within Essex
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent 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	Brooks Newmark Priti Patel
Area
– Total	236.2 sq mi (611.71 km2)
Area rank	68th (of 326)
Population (2010 est.)
– Total	144,000
– Rank	130th (of 326)
– Density	609.7/sq mi (235.4/km2)
– Ethnicity	95.% White 1.1% Mixed 1.3% S.Asian 1.0% Black
Time zone	GMT (UTC0)
– Summer (DST)	BST (UTC+1)
ONS code	22UC
OS grid reference	TL7522
Website	www.braintree.gov.uk

Braintree is a local government district in the English county of Essex. Its main town is Braintree.

The main centres of population are Braintree, Witham and Halstead.

The district was formed on April 1, 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.

References

External links

• 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 / 51.8819; 0.5525