BRAXTED (LITTLE), a parish in the hundred of
WITHAM, county of ESSEX, 1 mile (E.) from Witham,
containing 117 inhabitants. The living is a discharged
rectory, in the archdeaconry of Colchester, and diocese
of London, rated in the king's books at £3. 6. 8., and
in the patronage of Francis Capell, Esq. The church,
dedicated to St. Nicholas, is an ancient edifice, with a
circular chancel.