Great Braxted

Great Braxted
Great Braxted Location within Essex
Population	130
OS grid reference	TL 862 141
District	Maldon
Shire county	Essex
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Witham
Postcode district	CM8
Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Witham
List of places UK England Essex 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

References

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

External links

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