Borough of Brentwood
Borough of Brentwood | |
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High Street in Brentwood, the largest town in the borough | |
Brentwood shown within Essex | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | East of England |
| Non-metropolitan county | Essex |
| Status | Non-metropolitan district, Borough |
| Admin HQ | Brentwood |
| Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
| • Body | Brentwood Borough Council |
| • Leadership | Alternative - Sec. 31 (No overall control) |
| • MPs | Alex Burghart |
| Area | |
• Total | 59.12 sq mi (153.12 km2) |
| • Rank | 165th (of 296) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 79,326 |
| • Rank | 282nd (of 296) |
| • Density | 1,341.8/sq mi (518.06/km2) |
| Ethnicity (2021) | |
| • Ethnic groups | |
| Religion (2021) | |
| • Religion | List
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| Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| ONS code | 22UD (ONS) E07000068 (GSS) |
| OS grid reference | TQ595938 |
The Borough of Brentwood is a local government district with borough status in Essex, England. The borough is named after its main town of Brentwood, where the council is based; it includes several villages and the surrounding rural area.
The neighbouring districts are Epping Forest, Chelmsford, Basildon, Thurrock and the London Borough of Havering.