Theydon Bois

Coordinates: 51°40′17″N 0°06′12″E / 51.6713°N 0.1034°E / 51.6713; 0.1034

Theydon Bois
Theydon Bois  Theydon Bois shown within Essex
Population	3,993 [1]
OS grid reference	TQ455990
District	Epping Forest
Shire county	Essex
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	EPPING
Postcode district	CM16
Dialling code	01992
Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
UK Parliament	Epping Forest
List of places: UK • England • Essex

Theydon Bois (pronounced /ˌθeɪdən ˈbɔɪz/ or /ˈbɔɪs/) is a large residential village and civil parish in the Epping Forest district of the County of Essex, England. It is located 1.4 miles (2.2 km) South of Epping, 0.85 miles (1.3 km) North-East of Loughton and 6 miles (9.6 km) South of Harlow.

Theydon Bois is within the bounds of the M25 motorway and is situated near to its junction with the M11 motorway. It is served by Theydon Bois tube station on the Central Line and has one primary school, Theydon Bois County Primary School. It lies on the edge of Epping Forest.

Despite the French-looking word "bois", the village name is usually pronounced to rhyme with "choice" or just "boys".

The origin of the village placename comes from the family of Bois (de Bosco) which held the manor in the 12th and 13th centuries.^[2]

The second part of the village name has been 'Boys' as far back as can be traced with various spellings. When the Great Eastern Railway built its branch to Ongar, they asked the clerk of the Epping Parish Council, a Mr John Windas, how it should be spelt. As he had some knowledge of French and in view of the village's proximity to the forest, he suggested the best spelling would be 'Bois'.

A notable characteristic of the village is its complete absence of street lighting. Villagers have consistently voted against the installation of such lighting for decades, fearing that it would damage the traditional village ambience and require a rise in council tax.

Restaurants

• Theydon Bois Balti House
• Indian Ocean
• Long Ling Chinese Take Away
• Carriages, formerly The Railway Arms

Pubs

• The Bull
• The Queen Victoria
• The Sixteen String Jack

Golf Clubs

• Theydon Bois Golf Club

Transport

Bus

Theydon Bois is currently only served by one bus route. From 4th January 2010, new Travel with Hunny bus service 55 will operate between Loughton and Harlow, via Theydon Bois and Epping.

Route Number	Route	Via	Operator	Operation
55	Loughton Station to Harlow Bus Station	Debden, Wake Arms, Theydon Bois, Ivy Chimneys, Epping, North Weald.	TWH Bus & Coach	Mon-Fri
541	Loughton Station to Epping Hospital (Daily) / Harlow Bus Station (evenings and Sundays only)	Newmans Lane, Debden, Abridge, Theydon Bois, Ivy Chimneys, Epping	Arriva Shires & Essex	Daily

Train

All services are frequent London Underground services to London from Theydon Bois Station.

Famous residents

• David Sullivan, millionaire publisher of Sport Newspapers and owner of Birmingham City Football Club resides in Birch Hall, off Coppice Row.^[3]

• Mark Hutchinson (Cricket Player)^{[citation needed]}

Location Grid

Images

Forest Drive, Theydon Bois

Theydon Bois Green

External links

• Theydon Bois Village Web site
• Images of Theydon Bois on Flickr

References

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