Great Braxted

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Great Braxted
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Great Braxted
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Population130 
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Post town Witham
Postcode district CM8
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51°47′42″N0°41′56″E / 51.795°N 0.699°E / 51.795; 0.699 Coordinates: 51°47′42″N0°41′56″E / 51.795°N 0.699°E / 51.795; 0.699

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.

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]

All Saints' church, Great Braxted All Saints; the parish church of Great Braxted - geograph.org.uk - 772074.jpg
All Saints' church, Great Braxted

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References

  1. "Parish population 2011" . Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  2. Eilert Ekwall, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names, p.61.

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