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Braintree and Bocking

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from 1850. Such local boards were reconstituted as urban district councils in 1894. By the early 1930s the urban area of Braintree was growing beyond its historic parish boundaries, particularly into the parish of Bocking to the north. On 1 April 1934 a new parish and urban district called "Braintree
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and Bocking" was created, covering the area of the former urban district and parish of Braintree and the parish of Bocking, which were abolished. At the same time there were also some adjustments to the boundaries with the neighbouring parishes of
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The name "Braintree and Bocking" continues to be used by some local organisations based in the area, such as the Braintree and Bocking Public Gardens Trust.
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in the Market Square in Braintree, which had been built in 1928 for the old Braintree Urban District Council.
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was created for the former Braintree and Bocking Urban district and so it became an
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On 1 April 1974, Braintree and Bocking Urban District was abolished and merged with
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Braintree and Bocking Urban District
51°52′40″N 0°33′12″E / 51.8779°N 0.5533°E / 51.8779; 0.5533
Urban District

Braintree District
HQ
County
Essex
urban district
Essex
Braintree
Bocking
Braintree District
local board
Black Notley
Gosfield
Rayne
Stisted
Braintree Town Hall
Braintree Rural District
Halstead Rural District
Halstead
Witham
non-metropolitan district
successor parish
unparished area
Local Government Act 1894
"Relationships and changes Braintree and Bocking CP through time"
A Vision of Britain through Time
"Relationships and changes Braintree and Bocking UD through time"

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