Witham: Market Town in the Braintree District of Essex Along the River Brain
Witham is a town in the Braintree district of Essex, roughly 40 miles northeast of central London. The population is approximately 25,000. The town sits on the River Brain, a tributary of the Blackwater. Witham has Roman origins; a Roman temple site has been excavated at Ivy Chimneys on the western edge. In the medieval period, the town developed along Newland Street, which was laid out by the Knights Templar in the 12th century and is now one of the longest high streets in Essex. Dorothy L. Sayers, the crime novelist and translator of Dante, lived at 24 Newland Street from 1929 until her death in 1957. The house is marked with a blue plaque. The information centre on Newland Street occupies a 16th-century timber-framed building.
Witham station is on the Great Eastern Main Line, with services to London Liverpool Street taking around 45 minutes. The A12 dual carriageway passes directly through the town, connecting Chelmsford to the south and Colchester to the north. Braintree is about six miles to the northwest. The town expanded significantly in the 1960s and 1970s with London overspill housing estates, particularly on the south side. Chipping Hill, the older part of Witham around St Nicolas' Church, sits on higher ground north of the railway. For those seeking adult companionship in the mid-Essex area, Witham's mainline rail connection and the A12 provide links to Chelmsford, Colchester, and London.
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Witham is a town in the Braintree district of Essex, roughly 40 miles northeast of central London. The population is approximately 25,000. The town sits on the River Brain, a tributary of the Blackwater. Witham has Roman origins; a Roman temple site has been excavated at Ivy Chimneys on the western edge. In the medieval period, the town developed along Newland Street, which was laid out by the Knights Templar in the 12th century and is now one of the longest high streets in Essex. Dorothy L. Sayers, the crime novelist and translator of Dante, lived at 24 Newland Street from 1929 until her death in 1957. The house is marked with a blue plaque. The information centre on Newland Street occupies a 16th-century timber-framed building.
Witham station is on the Great Eastern Main Line, with services to London Liverpool Street taking around 45 minutes. The A12 dual carriageway passes directly through the town, connecting Chelmsford to the south and Colchester to the north. Braintree is about six miles to the northwest. The town expanded significantly in the 1960s and 1970s with London overspill housing estates, particularly on the south side. Chipping Hill, the older part of Witham around St Nicolas' Church, sits on higher ground north of the railway. For those seeking adult companionship in the mid-Essex area, Witham's mainline rail connection and the A12 provide links to Chelmsford, Colchester, and London.
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