Braintree (district)
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| Braintree District | |
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 Shown within Essex |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | District |
| Region: | East of England |
| Admin. County: | Essex |
| Area: - Total |
Ranked 73rd 611.71 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Braintree |
| ONS code: | 22UC |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2005 est.) - Density |
Ranked 130th 137,800 225 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 98.2% White |
| Politics | |
| Braintree District Council http://www.braintree.gov.uk/ |
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| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Conservative / Independent |
| MPs: | Alan Haselhurst, Brooks Newmark |
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 Hatfield Peverel.
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.
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