Witham | |
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Location within Essex | |
Population | 25,542 [1] |
OS grid reference | TL821145 |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | WITHAM |
Postcode district | CM8 |
Dialling code | 01376 |
Police | Essex |
Fire | Essex |
Ambulance | East of England |
UK Parliament | |
Witham (/ˈwɪtəm/) is a town and civil parish in the Braintree district, in the county of Essex, England. In the 2011 census, it had a population of 25,353.[1][2] It is twinned with the town of Waldbröl, Germany. Witham stands on the Roman road between the cities of Chelmsford (8 mi or 13 km south-west) and Colchester (13 mi or 21 km north-east). The River Brain runs through the town and joins the River Blackwater on the outskirts.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). KS01 Usual resident population. Retrieved 15 July 2008.