Great Braxted is a village between Great Totham and Tiptree in Essex, England. The population as of the 2011 census was 130.[1] The local manor house is known as Braxted Park. The medieval All Saints' church is contained within its 2,000-acre estate.
Great Braxted | |
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Location within Essex | |
Population | 130 |
OS grid reference | TL 862 141 |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Witham |
Postcode district | CM8 |
Police | Essex |
Fire | Essex |
Ambulance | East of England |
UK Parliament | |
The place-name 'Braxted' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as Brachesteda. The name comes from the Old English 'braec', meaning 'newly cultivated land'. Great Braxted is first attested (in Latin) as Magna Bracsted in 1206, whilst Little Braxted is first attested as Parva Bracstede in 1254.[2]
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References
edit- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ^ Eilert Ekwall, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names, p.61.
External links
edit Media related to Great Braxted at Wikimedia Commons
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