Origin of Name

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Braintree has a curious name. I would be intrigued if someone wrote a section on the origin of its name. 86.134.83.41 16:30, 27 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

I always believed Braintree was named after the Walnut tree. Open the top and it looks like brain! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.255.117.174 (talk) 07:19, 16 May 2016 (UTC)Reply

Difference between England and Essex

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What is the diference betweenEngland and Essex? Thankyou, 70.243.248.131 23:07, 3 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

Requested move 2007

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The result of the proposal was no consensus to move the page, per the discussion below. Dekimasuよ! 11:42, 14 October 2007 (UTC)Reply


Braintree, EssexBraintree — The city in Essex appears to have more inhabitants than the city in Massachusetts, hence it must be the primary usage. —Reginmund 01:37, 9 October 2007 (UTC)Reply

Survey

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The town in Massachussetts is over ~400 years old and the one in Vermount more than 200. I think it's safe to assume both could the target of a search. TJ Spyke 03:44, 9 October 2007 (UTC)Reply

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Braintree/Bocking

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the article says that Braintree lies below Stane Street, ans Bocking above Stane Street... There is no Stane Street in Essex, let alone Braintree/Bocking. i thought the dividing line between the two was about Rayne Road, Bocking End, The Causeway, Bradford Street and Broad Road Approximately... can someone explain the Stane Street Comment? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lukeyy19 (talkcontribs) 13:18, 21 October 2008 (UTC)Reply


stane street was an ancient roman road that led from Colchester to St Albans. It no longer exists, but Rayne Road was built along its old route, which is why so many treasures have been found by digging along side the road! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.240.222.99 (talk) 18:47, 15 August 2010 (UTC)Reply

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The Link to "http://www.prodigycenter.com/?iviews8.html" is dead, or rather leads to a domaingrabber's website. It should probably be removed, or replaced by "citation needed". 88.69.148.130 (talk) 17:05, 13 March 2009 (UTC)Reply

Removed citation

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One of the citations within the Origin of Name section was referencing a website for a local business which was wholly irrelevant, so I have removed it. I suspect there was originally a valid citation here which has been altered, so please add it back in if you know what it was. Jodaius (talk) 12:56, 18 August 2010 (UTC)Reply

Requested move 2010

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No consensus to move. Vegaswikian (talk) 01:00, 11 December 2010 (UTC)Reply

Braintree, EssexBraintree — Clearly this is the prime topic, see the Google search. Crouch, Swale talk to me My contribs 14:09, 4 December 2010 (UTC)Reply

Oppose for now. National flavors of Google need to be evaluated with care. The equivalent search using the US-based www.google.com instead of the UK-based www.google.co.uk indicates that the Massachusetts town is primary. Also, Google searches alone are not the only criteria for primary topic. olderwiser 14:53, 4 December 2010 (UTC)Reply
Oppose; is it any surprise that a search on google.co.uk returns the UK city first? Crouch, Swale, you really need to figure out how to have a more global view. Powers T 14:58, 4 December 2010 (UTC)Reply
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Emma Griffiths

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Claims that Emma Griffiths is chairwoman of the EDL. There is no evidence or citation of this on her page. The term sounds duboius as well. Is this a case of subtle vandalism? Dtlloyd (talk) 13:21, 14 June 2011 (UTC)Reply

Minor Adjustments

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I have cleared up some minor issues with the text, with grammar and punctuation, as well as corrected a few mistakes in the text, including the distance between Braintree and London (46 miles, as opposed to 40 miles). --Larrybee83 (talk) 19:08, 2 August 2015 (UTC)Reply

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maintenance tagsm

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I tagged one section for having no references and a colloquial style, but the same could be said for larger parts of the article. It needs someone familiar with the likely sources and topic to go through and thoroughly copyedit for a more encyclopaedic style, with appropriate references. I would try for myself, but am not familiar with British references or towns, so would just delete chunks of text which might be better if it could be salvaged and improved. --Scott Davis Talk 11:53, 8 April 2020 (UTC)Reply

"Belgic Oppidum" listed at Redirects for discussion

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  A discussion is taking place to address the redirect Belgic Oppidum. The discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2021 January 24#Belgic Oppidum until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. signed, Rosguill talk 16:23, 24 January 2021 (UTC)Reply