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Braintree

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Braintree town (1991 pop. 30,975) and district, Essex, E England, between the Pant (Blackwater) and Brain river valleys. It has textile, plastic, and metal-product industries. Bricks from ancient Roman roads (the region is bisected by the line of the Roman Stane Street) were used in the building of the town church. The district comprises two towns: Braintree and Bocking.

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Braintree

Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names | 2005 | | Copyright

Braintree, UK, USA 1. UK (England): formerly Branchetreu ‘Branca's Tree’ from an Old English personal name and trēow ‘tree’.2. USA (Massachusetts): named after the English town in 1640. Its previous Native American name, Monoticut, meant ‘Abundance’.

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Braintree

A Dictionary of British Place-Names | 2003 | | Copyright

Braintree Essex. Branchetreu 1086 (DB). ‘Tree of a man called *Branca’. OE pers. name + trēow. The river-name Brain is a ‘back-formation’ from the place-name.

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