BRAINTREE (DISTRICT)

Braintree District
Braintree ''Shown within Essex''
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 () - Density	Ranked / km²
Ethnicity:	98.2% White
Politics
Braintree District Council http://www.braintree.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:
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 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.
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