Braintree

Braintree, a market-town of Essex, 45 miles NE. of London by rail. It has manufactures of silk, crape, and straw-plait, with malt-kilns, corn-mills, breweries, and an iron-foundry. The ancient church of St Michael (1350) was restored in 1864–66; there are also a corn exchange and mechanics' institute. Pop. of parish 5303.