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Encyclopedia > Brentwood, England
Brentwood
OS Grid Reference: TQ605935 (http://getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/getamap/frames.htm?mapAction=gaz&gazName=g&gazString=TQ605935)
Administration
Borough: Brentwood
County: Essex
Region: East of England
Nation: England
Other
Ceremonial County: Essex
Traditional County: Essex
Post Office and Telephone
Post town: BRENTWOOD
Postcode: CM14
Dialling Code: 01277

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.


It is the former home of Thermos, the manufacturers of the vacuum flasks, 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 link

  • Phoenix FM (http://www.phoenixfm.com/)



  Results from FactBites:
 
Brentwood, Essex - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (177 words)
Brentwood is a town in Essex, England and part of the London commuter belt.
Brentwood was also the home of the East India Company's Elephant training school - the site, based in Warley, is now headquarters of Ford UK and Ford Europe.
Brentwood Cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Brentwood.
Brentwood, England - definition of Brentwood, England in Encyclopedia (163 words)
It is the seat of the borough of Brentwood.
It is the former home of Thermos, the manufacturers of the vacuum flasks, Brentwood School and Amstrad, the computers and electricals company.
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.
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