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Abridge
Abridge shown within Essex
OS grid reference	TQ466969
Parish	Lambourne
District	Epping Forest
Shire county	Essex
Region	East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ROMFORD
Postcode district	RM4
Dialling code	01992
Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Brentwood and Ongar
European Parliament	East of England
List of places: UK • England • Essex

Coordinates: 51°′″N 0°′″E / 51.6523, 0.1191

Abridge is a small town in Essex, England. It is on the River Roding, 26 km (16 miles) southwest of the county town of Chelmsford. The town is in the district of Epping Forest and in the parliamentary constituency of Brentwood & Ongar. It is part of the civil parish of Lambourne and is served by Lambourne Parish Council.^[1]

It takes its name from the brick bridge over the River Roding, which is situated just to the north of the modern centre, on the road to Theydon Bois.

History

Abridge lies on the historically important coaching route between London and Chipping Ongar and has been an important crossing point of the River Roding for many centuries. The boundary of the Conservation Area includes the historic core of the village which is evident on the Chapman and Andre Map of 1777.

Listed buildings include the Blue Boar Inn (early 19th century), the group of medieval buildings that form the Roding Restaurant, the 18th century house immediately north east of the restaurant, Roding House (late medieval) and River Cottage in Ongar Road, and The Maltsters Arms (18th century).

Geography

The town is in the southwest of the county, 26 km (16 miles) from Chelmsford. It is closer to London, being 23 km (14 miles) northwest of central London. It lies on the River Roding and is surrounded by a rural area. The nearest major settlements are Loughton 3.6 km (2.2 miles) to the West, Chigwell 3.9 km (2.4 miles) to the southwest and Theydon Bois 2.7 km (1.7 miles) northeast of the town.

It lies within the M25 orbital, but its closest major road link is the M11 motorway at junction five (towards london only). The main road that links the town with the M11 and Essex and London is the A113. Although the within the county of Essex, its nearest rail link is Theydon Bois tube station, 2.5 km (1.6 miles) to the northest of the town, in Travelcard Zone 6 serving the Central Line. It is served by the number 10 CIRCULAR Essex bus route, operated by Trustline, connecting the town to Loughton, via Debden. Essex bus route 203, operated by Arriva Shires & Essex, connects the town to Debden and Harlow.

Notable residents

• Alan Curbishley - Football Club manager
• Teemu Tainio - Footballer

References

1. ^ Lambourne Parish Council - Key Contacts (HTML). www.eppingforestdc.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2007-01-21.

External links

• Abridge and Lambourne - White's Directory of Essex, 1848

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