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Epping Forest District is a local government district in Essex, England. It is named after the ancient woodland of Epping Forest , a large part of which lies within the district. The district covers northeastern parts of the urban area of London , including the suburban towns of Epping , Loughton , Waltham Abbey , Chigwell , and Buckhurst Hill ...
Epping Forest is a 2,400-hectare (5,900-acre) area of ancient woodland, and other established habitats, which straddles the border between Greater London and Essex.The main body of the forest stretches from Epping in the north, to Chingford on the edge of the London built-up area.
Epping is a market town and civil parish in the Epping Forest District of Essex, England. Part of the metropolitan and urban area of London, it is 17 miles (27 km) northeast of Charing Cross. It is surrounded by the northern end of Epping Forest, and on a ridge of land between the River Roding and River Lea valleys.
Waltham Abbey is a suburban town and civil parish in the Epping Forest District of Essex, within the metropolitan and urban area of London, England, 13.5 miles (21.7 km) north-east of Charing Cross. It lies on the Greenwich Meridian , between the River Lea in the west and Epping Forest in the east, with large sections forming part of the ...
When Epping Forest was first created, it was more favourable to the Conservatives than the old Epping seat, as it lost the new town of Harlow (part of the old Epping Rural District) and gained the more Conservative Chigwell Urban District. During the Thatcher period the Labour Party's vote was crushed.
Later, in 1974, it became part of the Epping Forest District [7] Epping Forest District after a larger merger with several other nearby districts, including Epping Urban district, Waltham Holy Cross Urban District and most of Epping and Ongar Rural District. In 1996, Buckhurst Hill Parish Council was established as a first tier of local government.
Loughton (/ ˈ l aʊ t ən /) is a suburban town and civil parish in the Epping Forest District of Essex, within the metropolitan and urban area of London, England, 12 miles (19 km) north-east of Charing Cross.
The district of Epping Forest is in the county of Essex in England.It was created on 1 April 1974, following the merger of Epping Urban District, Chigwell Urban District, Waltham Holy Cross Urban District, and part of Epping and Ongar Rural District.