| Borough of Brentwood | |
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| — Non-metropolitan district, Borough — | |
| Brentwood shown within Essex | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | East of England |
| Non-metropolitan county | Essex |
| Status | Non-metropolitan district, Borough |
| Admin HQ | Brentwood |
| Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
| • Body | Brentwood Borough Council |
| • Leadership | Alternative - Sec. 31 (Conservative) |
| • MPs | Eric Pickles |
| Area | |
| • Total | 59.1 sq mi (153.12 km2) |
| Area rank | 187th (of 326) |
| Population (2010 est.) | |
| • Total | 74,800 |
| • Rank | 296th (of 326) |
| • Density | 1,265.2/sq mi (488.5/km2) |
| • Ethnicity | 93.4% White 2.9% S.Asian [Majority of which are of Mauritian descent] 1.4% Black 1.3% Mixed 1.0% Chinese or Other |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC0) |
| • Summer (DST) | BST (UTC+1) |
| ONS code | 22UD |
| OS grid reference | TQ595938 |
| Website | www.brentwood.gov.uk |
Brentwood is a local government district and borough in Essex in the East of England.
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The borough is named after the town of Brentwood which is the main development in the area. There are still large areas of woodland including Shenfield Common, Hartswood (named after its last private owner, a Mr Hart), Weald Country Park, and Thorndon Country Park. The original district council was formed in 1974 from the former area of Brentwood Urban District, part of Epping and Ongar Rural District and part of Chelmsford Rural District. By royal charter, the district became a borough on 27 April 1993.
Brentwood is bordered by Epping Forest district (to the north-west), Chelmsford (north-east), Basildon district (south-east), Thurrock (south, aligned with the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway and the London Borough of Havering (south-west).
The main transport links run in a south-west to north east direction through the Borough with other important links running west to east.
Brentwood, Shenfield and Ingatestone railway stations connect to Liverpool Street (westbound) in the City of London, and to Chelmsford and Southend-on-Sea (eastbound); whilst West Horndon connects to Fenchurch Street (westbound), also in the City of London, and to Tilbury and Southend-on-Sea (eastbound).
Shenfield is at a major rail junction with eastbound routes to Southend-on-Sea and Southminster and north-easterly main line to East Anglia. Fast main line services operate from Liverpool Street to Shenfield and, to a lesser extent, Ingatestone while Brentwood is served by a high frequency but slower stopping service. Shenfield is the intended eastern terminus of the Crossrail project which will see through trains to Maidenhead via Central London.
A major artery running through the borough is the A12 dual-carriageway, running from London to Chelmsford, then Colchester, the ports of Harwich and Felixstowe, Ipswich, Lowestoft, and finally Great Yarmouth. The old Roman road (A1023) goes right through the centre of Brentwood and joins the A12 (that bypasses 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. The other main road is the A127 which separates from the A12 near Romford and then proceeds easterly to Southend-on-Sea.
Information on schools without official websites can be found on the Brentwood Council website
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Brentwood is twinned with Roth bei Nürnberg in Germany and Montbazon in France.
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