Braintree

Geographic position

51.8805° N, 0.5569° E

Event

Fundraising Tour of Great Britain

Sources

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/676590/Braintree

General note

A town in the county of Essex, in southeastern England, at the intersection of two Roman roads. By the 19th century, its wool trade was replaced by the silk industry.