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It is the former home of Thermos, the manufacturers of the vacuum flasks, Brentwood School and Amstrad, the computers and electricals company.
Robert Graves claims that Brentwood was the site of the battle where Claudius defeated the Ancient Britons in 44AD.Brentwood was also the home of the East India Company's Elephant training school - the site is now headquarters of Ford UK and Ford Europe.
Brentwood Cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of BrentwoodThe Bishop of Brentwood is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brentwood in the Archdiocese of Westminster. The diocese covers an area of 3,959 km˛ of the County of Essex together whith the London Boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, Havering, Newham.
The town is served by a small community radio station, Phoenix FMPhoenix FM is a community radio station serving the areas of Brentwood and Billericay. It was formed in 1996 and has broadcast 9 28-day restricted service licence broadcasts on FM. The station's presenters include local snooker hero Steve Davis and former.