Legendary Essex note: Yikes! The first crocodile brought to the UK lived in a lake in Braintree It was imported by Richard Bradley in 1701. An Essex win! Braintree was home to the UK’s first crocodile, it reportedly used to eat the ducks! Braintree crocodile FG Related The Essex Serpent Colchester Castle by Flitch Green Academy Tales from Mersea Island by Flitch Green Academy The Story of St George Pulling the Sword by Grace Tales from Mersea Island by Flitch Green Academy