Braintree, Essex
Location
Braintree is an ancient parish located towards the north of the county of
Essex.
Braintree is approximately twelve miles north north east of the county town of
Chelmsford. The city of
Colchester is about seventeen miles to the west.
Parish Church
The Parish (CofE) Church is St Michael the Archangel, which can be found here on
Google Street View
Parish Registers
Essex Archives shows a holding of eleven Registers of Baptism (1660 - 1976), twenty-one Marriage Registers (1664 - 1996) and six Burial Registers (1660 - 1871). For additional detail see
https://www.essexarchivesonline.co.uk/ParishRegisters.aspx?selAlphabet=B&selParish=624&selChurch=625 (accessed 7 Oct 2023)
Adjacent (Pre 1832) Parishes
To the east of Braintree lies
Stisted and
Cressing. To the south is the parish of
Black Notley and
White Notley. To the west is
Felsted. To the north are
Rayne and
Bocking.
Gleanings from
