Braiswick, also referred to as New Braiswick Park is a village in

Essex Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and G ...

, England, 2 km northwest of

Colchester Colchester ( ) is a city in Essex, in the East of England. It had a population of 122,000 in 2011. The demonym is Colcestrian. Colchester occupies the site of Camulodunum, the first major city in Roman Britain and its first capital. Colches ...

. Development of Braiswick begun in 2007 and was eventually completed in 2011.

History

In the late 13th century, Braiswick and surrounding settlements were often referred to as

Myland Myland (also called Mile End) is a civil parish in Essex, England. It is now a northern suburb of Colchester. The original village began approximately one mile north of the centre of Colchester which probably accounts for its name. This has var ...

. In the middle-ages, settlements seemed to have been scattered over the un-wooded areas of the region including Tubswick, recorded from 1295, and Braiswick seems to have originated as a medieval freehold.

References

External links

Community Website to oppose overdevelopment of Myland & Braiswick

Myland Parish Church - History of New Braiswick Park
Villages in Essex Borough of Colchester {{Essex-geo-stub