Retirement Properties Spotlight in Bocking

Bocking is a village to the north of Braintree on the Blackwater river and is really a part of Braintree. It has a Grade I listed 18th century post mill and a still unfinished parish church which was meant to be extended in the 19th century.

Braintree is 15 miles west of Colchester and lies on two rivers located at the junction of two Roman roads. It is an ancient settlement also mentioned in Domesday and today it is still a major town having gained considerable importance in the 17th century as the chief wool centre of the area. There are many attractive half-timbered houses in the town testifying to its earlier prosperity. In the 19th century it came to further prominence as the home of the Courtaulds silk factory. There are many antique shops, restaurants and bars and a modern Leisure Centre.