Braintree
Braintree
Braintree is a town in Essex, England.
In 1199, Richard de Luci came into possession of Braintree and Saffron Walden. In 1215, he obtained a market at Braintree and shortly afterwards laid out burgage plots on the south side of the main road through the town. These plots created some fifty burgages which survived until the nineteenth century.
The mill is a Grade II* listed building, which was formerly the town’s corn mill. The current structure dates from 1771 and replaces an earlier one which was destroyed by fire in that year
Over the last century the mill has been used for many purposes including bridal wear, making overalls, rope manufacture and animal feeds.
Created: 30 October 2021 Edited: 29 November 2023
Braintree
Local History around Braintree
There are some historic monuments around including:
Moated site south of Rectory Road, 170m east of St Peter's ChurchStanstead Hall moated siteEarls Colne PrioryRemains of church and churchyard, 80m south east of The RyesStanley Hall moated siteHedingham CastleWell house and donkey wheel at Gosfield HallClavering's Farm moated site.Wildlife in and Around Braintree
Mammals found in Braintree
There have been 27 species of mammals recorded in the braintree area.
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi) |
| Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
| Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii) |
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) |
| Coypu (Myocastor coypus) |
| Domestic Cat (Felis catus) |
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Birds found in Braintree
There have been 50 species of birds recorded in the braintree area.
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) |
| Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) |
| Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) |
| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
