Halstead

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Halstead, Essex
St Andrew's Church and Halstead High Street
Halstead, Essex Location within Essex
Population	11,906 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference	TL816306
Civil parish	Halstead[2]
District	Braintree
Shire county	Essex
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HALSTEAD
Postcode district	CO9
Dialling code	01787
Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Braintree
List of places UK England Essex 51°56′42″N 0°38′28″E / 51.9451°N 0.6411°E / 51.9451; 0.6411

Halstead is a town and civil parish in the Braintree District of Essex, England. Its population of 11,906 in 2011^[1] was estimated to be 12,161 in 2019.^[3] The town lies near Colchester and Sudbury, in the Colne Valley. It is twinned with Haubourdin in the Nord department of France.