Brentwood, Essex

Brentwood
The ruins of the Chapel of Thomas Becket
Brentwood is located in Essex
Brentwood
Brentwood
Location within Essex
Population55,340 (built-up area, 2021)[1]
OS grid referenceTQ595938
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBrentwood
Postcode districtCM13-CM15
Dialling code01277
PoliceEssex
FireEssex
AmbulanceEast of England
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51°37′12″N 0°18′18″E / 51.620°N 0.305°E / 51.620; 0.305

Brentwood is a town in Essex, England, in the London commuter belt 20 miles (30 km) north-east of Charing Cross and close to the M25 motorway. The population of the built-up area was 55,340 in 2021.[1]

Brentwood is a town with a shopping area along the High Street, a Roman road which became one of the main roads between London and East Anglia. Beyond the town centre are residential developments surrounded by open countryside and woodland; some of this countryside lies within only a few hundred yards of the town centre. Brentwood Cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brentwood.

Since 1978, Brentwood has been twinned with Roth in Germany and with Montbazon in France since 1994.[2] It also has a relationship with Brentwood, Tennessee in the United States.

  1. ^ a b "Towns and cities, characteristics of built-up areas, England and Wales". Census 2021. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Town Twinning". Brentwood Borough Council. Retrieved 15 March 2014.