Brentwood (borough)
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| Borough of Brentwood | |
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| Image:EssexBrentwood.png Shown within Essex | |
| Geography | |
| Status: | Borough |
| Admin. County: | Essex |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 210th 153.12 km² |
| Region: | East of England |
| Admin. HQ: | Brentwood |
| ONS code: | 22UD |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2004 est.) - Density | Ranked 314th 70,200 458 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 96.4% White 1.4% S.Asian |
| Politics | |
| Brentwood Borough Council http://www.brentwood.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Alternative - Sec.31 |
| Control: | Conservative |
| MP: | Eric Pickles |
Brentwood is a local government district and borough in Essex in the East of England. It is named after Brentwood which is the main development in the area. Originally 'Burnt wood' as the area was largely used by Charcoal Burners. There are still large areas of woodland including Shenfield Common, Hartswood (named after its last private owner Mr. Hart, now open to public), Weald Country Park, and Thorndon Country Park
The borough is suburban in character around Brentwood and Shenfield but once outside these main settlements it is entirely rural. There are railway stations at Brentwood railway station, Shenfield railway station and Ingatestone which connect to Liverpool Street station in the City of London. Shenfield (a major junction with routes to Southend-on-Sea, Southminster and the main line) and (to a lesser extent) Ingatestone are served by fast mainline services on a regular basis (every 10-20 mins) while Brentwood is served by slower trains every 10 minutes stopping at many minor stations between Shenfield and Liverpool Street station.
To the north west it borders Epping Forest district and to the east it borders Basildon district. To the south west the borough has a border with the London Borough of Havering and to the south with the borough and unitary authority of Thurrock. The M25 motorway forms part of the boroughs boundary with Greater London, but some northern parts of the borough go inside the M25 motorway circle, to the west and the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway forms the southern boundary.
Another major artery running through the area is the A12 dual-carrigeway, running from London past Brentwood and on to Chelmsford and then Colchester and the ports of Harwich and Felixstowe. The old Roman road (A1023) goes right through the centre of Brentwood and joins the A12 (that veers away from the town) at the far ends of Brentwood. Within different parts of Brentwood the A1023 is called (from west to east) Brook Street, London Road, High Street, Shenfield Road, and Chelmsford Road.
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Local government
On April 1 1974 when Brentwood urban district was merged with part of Chelmsford rural district and Epping and Ongar Rural District where merged under the Local Government Act 1972 to form Brentwood District.
By royal charter, the district became a borough on 27th April 1993.
Past chairmen of Brentwood District Council
- 1973-74 G. Green
- 1974-75 E. Nicholson
- 1975-76 G. Jennings
- 1976-77 A. Gregg
- 1977-78 Mrs. A. Bloomfield
- 1978-79 J. Weber
- 1979-80 W. Brocklebank
- 1980-81 E. Walker
- 1981-82 A. Ready
- 1982-83 Mrs. D. Hobbs
- 1983-84 K. Brown
- 1984-85 E. Ramsey
- 1985-86 A. Witts
- 1986-87 E. Mather
- 1987-88 P. Adams
- 1988-89 C. Colley
- 1989-90 P. Hodgson
- 1990-91 A. Earl
- 1991-92 J. Shawcross
- 1992-93 A. Slaymark
Past mayors of the Borough of Brentwood
- 1993 A. Slaymark
- 1993-94 Mrs. E. Bottomley
- 1994-95 D. Higgins
- 1995-96 Ms. V. Fletcher
- 1996-97 C. Myers
- 1997-98 Mrs. A. Long
- 1998-99 Mrs. M. Hogan
- 1999-00 H. Bailey
- 2000-01 D. Minns
- 2001-02 A. Davies
- 2002-03 D. M. Hardy
- 2003-04 Mrs. S. Howe
- 2004-05 Mrs. M. Brehaut
- 2005-06 K. Wright
Places in the borough
- Blackmore
- Brentwood
- Childerditch
- Doddinghurst
- Fryerning
- Great Warley
- Herongate
- Hutton
- Ingatestone
- Ingrave
- Kelvedon Hatch
- Little Warley
- Pilgrims Hatch
- Mountnessing
- Navestock
- Stondon Massey
- Shenfield
- Warley
- West Horndon
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