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	James Cleverly Priti Patel
Area
• Total	236.18 sq mi (611.71 km2)
Area rank	68th (of 326)
Population (mid-2014 est.)
• Total	149,985
• Rank	128th (of 326)
• Density	640/sq mi (250/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 (ONS) E07000067 (GSS)
OS grid reference	TL7522
Website	www.braintree.gov.uk

Braintree is a local government district in the English county of Essex, with a population (2011 census) of 147,084. Its main town is Braintree.

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

The district was formed on 1 April 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.

External links

• Enjoy Braintree District; places to stay, arts, museum, culture events listing by the Braintree Council
• Braintree District Council
• Enjoy Braintree District