Borough of Brentwood


The Borough of Brentwood is a local government district and borough in Essex in the East of England.

History and geography

The borough is named after its main town of Brentwood. There are still large areas of woodland including Shenfield Common, Hartswood, 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.

Politics

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:
YearConservativeLiberal DemocratLabourIndependent
2015241021

Boundaries

Brentwood is bordered by Epping Forest district, Chelmsford, Basildon district, Thurrock.

Transport

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 distance trains to Colchester, Ipswich and other long distance destinations. However Brentwood is served by TfL Rail-run local trains between London Liverpool Street and Shenfield. Both Brentwood and Shenfield are also served by medium distant trains to, and. Also within the borough is West Horndon which provides direct trains to London Fenchurch Street and Southend-on-Sea.
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 goes right through the centre of Brentwood and joins the A12 at the far ends of Brentwood. Within different parts of Brentwood the A1023 is called 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.

Media

The borough is served by dedicated radio stations, Phoenix FM and Time 107.5.

Education

Secondary schools

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Brentwood is twinned with Roth bei Nürnberg in Germany and Montbazon in France.