Brentwood, Essex
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| Brentwood | |
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| OS Grid Reference: | Template:Gbmappingsmall |
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| Borough: | Brentwood |
| County: | Essex |
| Region: | East of England |
| Nation: | England |
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| Ceremonial County: | Essex |
| Traditional County: | Essex |
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| Post town: | BRENTWOOD |
| Postcode: | CM14 |
| Dialling Code: | 01277 |
Template:GBdot Brentwood is a town in Essex, England, part of the London commuter belt. It is situated approximately 3.2 km (2 mi) east of Junction 28 of the M25 motorway. It is the seat of the borough of Brentwood. The name derives from 'Burnt Wood', descriptive of the reason for settlement in the eastern forest.
It is the former home of Thermos, the manufacturers of the vacuum flasks, and still has Brentwood School and Amstrad, the computers and electricals company.
Robert Graves claims that Brentwood was the site of the battle where Claudius defeated the Ancient Britons in 44AD.
Brentwood was also the home of the East India Company's Elephant training school - the site is now headquarters of Ford UK and Ford Europe.
Brentwood Cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Brentwood.
The town is served by a small community radio station, Phoenix FM.
External links
- Phoenix FM (http://www.phoenixfm.com/)