Borough of Brentwood
| Borough of Brentwood | |
|---|---|
| Non-metropolitan district, Borough | |
 Brentwood shown within Essex |
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| 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 | 59.12 sq mi (153.12 km2) |
| Area rank | 187th (of 326) |
| Population (mid-2014 est.) | |
| • Total | 75,645 |
| • Rank | 298th (of 326) |
| • Density | 1,300/sq mi (490/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 (ONS) E07000068 (GSS) |
| OS grid reference | TQ595938 |
| Website | www |
The Borough of Brentwood is a local government district and borough in Essex in the East of England.
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.
The council has 37 councillors, divided between 15 wards with between 1 and 3 councillors. Following the United Kingdom local elections, 2015 the political composition of Brentwood Borough Council is as follows:
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. Shenfield and Ingatestone provide long distant trains to Colchester, Ipswich and other long distant destinations. However Brentwood is served by TfL-run local trains between London Liverpool Street and Shenfield. Both Brentwood and Shenfield are also served by medium distant trains to Southend Victoria, Southend Airport and Southminster. Also within the borough is West Horndon which provides direct trains to London Fenchurch Street and Southend-on-Sea.
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