Great Braxted

Great Braxted is a village between Great Totham and Tiptree in Essex, England. The population at the 2011 census was 130.[1] The local manor house is known as Braxted Park. The medieval All Saints' church is contained within its 2,000-acre estate.

The place-name 'Braxted' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as Brachesteda. The name comes from the Old English 'braec', meaning 'newly-cultivated land'. Great Braxted is first attested (in Latin) as Magna Bracsted in 1206, whilst Little Braxted is first attested as Parva Bracstede in 1254.[2]

All Saints' church, Great Braxted

References

  1. ↑ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  2. ↑ Eilert Ekwall, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names, p.61.

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Coordinates: 51°47′43″N 0°41′58″E / 51.795296°N 0.699535°E / 51.795296; 0.699535


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