TheRiver Brain is a tributary of theRiver Blackwater inEssex,England. It has been claimed it lent its name to the town ofBraintree, although it seems that the name ‘Braintree’ is older, and that the river name is a back formation from the town name; Braintree lies on a low ridge between the Brain and the River Blackwater. To the north of Braintree it is known as Pods Brook. The brook rises near the village ofBardfield Saling. Below Braintree the Brain joins the Blackwater inWhet Mead inWitham.[1] In 2001, a "flood park" was planned to reduce the risk of overflow from the river.[2]
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