Braintree Essex is bypassed by the modern-day A120 and A131 roads, while trains serve two stations in the town, at the end of the Braintree Essex Branch Line.
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12 Facts About Braintree Essex
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One theory is that Braintree Essex was originally Branoc's tree, Branoc apparently being an ancient name.
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Wool trade died out in the early 19th century and Braintree Essex became a centre for silk manufacturing when George Courtauld opened a silk mill in the town.
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Braintree Essex played its part during World War II, providing men for battle in Britain's armed forces, but recruiting women into the town's engineering works or munitions work at Crittalls.
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Essex is rather flat on the whole, and the Braintree area is no exception; however, there is a general downward trend in the height of the ground from the northwest towards the coast to the southeast.
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Braintree Essex has four secondary schools: Gosfield School Independent Co-Educational, Alec Hunter Academy, Notley High School Technology College and Tabor Academy.
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Braintree Essex has a special needs school called The Edith Borthwick School.
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Braintree Essex has two main market areas that link throughout the town, which are run twice weekly, on a Wednesday and a Saturday.
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Braintree Essex Village, formerly known as Freeport, is a shopping area on the outskirts of Braintree Essex, described as a "designer outlet village".
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Braintree Essex sits at the junction between the A120 and A131 roads.
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Roads in Braintree are the responsibility of Essex Highways, except the A120 which is part of the government's strategic highways network, looked after by National Highways.
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