Buckhurst Hill

Coordinates: 51°37′23″N 0°02′36″E / 51.623°N 0.0434°E / 51.623; 0.0434

Buckhurst Hill
Church of St John the Baptist
Buckhurst Hill  Buckhurst Hill shown within Essex
Population	10,738
OS grid reference	TQ415935
District	Epping Forest
Shire county	Essex
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BUCKHURST HILL
Postcode district	IG9
Dialling code	020
Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
UK Parliament	Epping Forest
List of places: UK • England • Essex

Buckhurst Hill is a suburban town in the Epping Forest district of Essex. The settlement is contiguous with Greater London (bordered to the south by the London Borough of Redbridge and to the north-west by the London Borough of Waltham Forest) and forms part of the Greater London Urban Area.

Overview

It is 10.7 miles (17.2 km) north-east of Charing Cross and near the boundary with the London Borough of Redbridge.

It was featured on the ITV1 series Essex Wives a programme about women in the area who were in business or considerably wealthy. With Loughton and Chigwell, it is said^{[weasel words]} to form part of the Essex golden triangle of wealthy places.

Buckhurst Hill is served by two London Underground stations, Buckhurst Hill tube station (Zone 5) and Roding Valley tube station (Zone 4) which are now on the Central Line. The railway line was opened in 1856 as part of the Eastern Counties Railway and it was the middle-class development that resulted from this line that gave Buckhurst Hill its typical Victorian ambience.

From 1890 to 1933, it had an Urban District Council of its own. In 1933 to 1974 it formed together with Loughton and Chigwell the Chigwell Urban District. Since 1996 it has again had a parish council of its own.

It is also home to Buckhurst Hill Football Club.

The Parish Church is St John's (Church of England), a Victorian building with a large congregation. It has been described as "a friendly and lively Anglican church". There are three services every Sunday, and a variety of midweek activities. The funeral of Jade Goody was held at the church.

Nearest places:

• Chigwell
• Chingford
• Loughton
• Woodford

It is the birthplace of British politician Jack Straw. The Labour cabinet minister Richard Crossman also came from Buckhurst Hill.

Transport

Bus

Route Number	Route	Serving	Operator
20	Debden Broadway to Walthamstow Central via Loughton	High Road	Arriva London
167	Debden Broadway to Ilford Hainault Street via Barkingside	Loughton Way, Buckhurst Hill Station, Roding Lane	Docklands Buses
397	Debden Broadway to Crooked Billet Sainsburys via Chingford	High Road	Arriva London
549	Loughton Station to South Woodford Station via Woodford	Buckhurst Way, Buckhurst Hill Station, Palmerston Road, High Road	Docklands Buses
804 School	Debden Broadway to Buckhurst Hill Monkhams Inn / Chigwell West Hatch School via Loughton	Buckhurst Way, Roding Lane, Buckhurst Hill Station, Palmerston Road, High Road	Blue Triangle

Train

Frequent services operate to Central London from nearby Buckhurst Hill Station by the London Underground Central Line. The line also operates to Loughton, Woodford and Epping. Also, from nearby Chingford Station, services can be used to reach London Liverpool Street via Walthamstow and Hackney. Bus service 397 can be used to reach Chingford Station.

Famous residents

• Liz Smith - Actress
• Aaron Lennon - Footballer, Tottenham and England
• Jack Straw - Politician
• Richard Crossman - Politician
• John Rapley - Actor
• Kevin Bunce - 'Celebrity' Hairdresser

References

• Population figures

External links

• Buckhurst Hill Online
• Buckhurst Hill County High School
• Buckhurst Hill Baptist Church
• Buckhurst Hill History
• The Bridge Church, Princes Road
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