Braintree is a decently large town in Essex, England 15 miles west of Colchester and 10 miles northeast of Chelmsford City. The last known population record of Braintree was taken in 2014, where the population was about 150,000, if since then, the population growth has continued at the same rate, then it is estimated that the population as of 2019 is probably about 154,000. Braintree lies on the River Brain while Bocking lies on the River Blackwater, the two are often referred to together as Braintree and Bocking. Braintree has a football club, Braintree Town FC, nicknamed The Iron, and they will next season (19/20) be competing in the National South (6th Division). Braintree is bypassed by the A120 and the A131.

Braintree is twinned with Pierrefitte-sur-Seine in France and has given its name to Braintree, Massachusetts and Braintree, Vermont in the US of A.

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