Talk:Braintree, Essex

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[edit] Origin of Name

Braintree has a curious name. I would be intrigued if someone wrote a section on the origin of its name. 86.134.83.41 16:30, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Difference between England and Essex

What is the diference betweenEngland and Essex? Thankyou, 70.243.248.131 23:07, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Requested move

The following discussion is an archived discussion of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the proposal was no consensus to move the page, per the discussion below. Dekimasuよ! 11:42, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

Braintree, Essex → Braintree — The city in Essex appears to have more inhabitants than the city in Massachusetts, hence it must be the primary usage. —Reginmund 01:37, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Survey

Feel free to state your position on the renaming proposal by beginning a new line in this section with *'''Support''' or *'''Oppose''', then sign your comment with ~~~~. Since polling is not a substitute for discussion, please explain your reasons, taking into account Wikipedia's naming conventions.
  • Support - as nom Reginmund 01:37, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Oppose The town in Massachussetts is over ~400 years old and the one in Vermount more than 200. I think it's safe to assume both could the target of a search. TJ Spyke 03:44, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Oppose - Braintree, Essex has a population of 42,000 compared with 34,000 for Braintree, Massachusetts. Hardly a significant difference, and population alone does not make notability. Braintree, Vermont also has a reasonably large article, so I suggest that the status quo of Braintree redirecting to Braintree (disambiguation) is the most logical. --DAJF 03:51, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment - Braintree, Essex is of course older than Braintree, Massachusetts considering that it was named after the prior. Braintree, Vermont has 6,568 bytes and Braintree, Essex has 13,920 bytes making this article more than twice as long as the Braintree, Vermont article. The "hardly significant difference" is debatable. Braintree, Essex has 20% more inhabitants than Braintree, Massachusetts. Reginmund 04:06, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Oppose The current disambiguation page is clear. Neither the size of the article nor the age of the town is a good reason to change the status quo. Rjm at sleepers 07:42, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.