Buckhurst Hill | |
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The district in 1911 | |
Area | |
• 1894-1933 | 873 acres (3.53 km2) |
Population | |
• 1911 | 4,886 |
• 1921 | 5,008 |
• 1931 | 5,486 |
Density | |
• 1911 | 5.6/acre |
• 1921 | 5.7/acre |
• 1931 | 6.3/acre |
History | |
• Created | 1894 |
• Abolished | 1933 |
• Succeeded by | Chigwell Urban District |
Status | Urban district |
• HQ | Buckhurst Hill |
Buckhurst Hill was a local government district in south west Essex, England from 1894 to 1933. It contained the town and Civil Parish of Buckhurst Hill and was bordered by Loughton Urban District, Chingford Urban District and Wanstead and Woodford Urban District. [1]
Essex is a county in the south-east of England, north-east of London. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and London to the south-west. The county town is Chelmsford, the only city in the county. For government statistical purposes Essex is placed in the East of England region.
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to the west and Scotland to the north-northwest. The Irish Sea lies west of England and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest. England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.
Buckhurst Hill is a suburban settlement in the Epping Forest District of Essex, the north east of the metropolitan area of London and the Greater London Urban Area; situated adjacent to the northern boundary of the London Borough of Redbridge. The area developed following the opening of a railway line in 1856 – originally part of the Eastern Counties Railway, but now on the Central line of the London Underground.
Roding Valley is a London Underground station situated in Buckhurst Hill in the Epping Forest district of Essex immediately to the north of the boundary with Greater London. The station is on the Hainault loop of the Central line between Chigwell and Woodford stations. However geographically it is midway between Woodford and Buckhurst Hill stations. It is located between Station Way and Cherry Tree Rise. Since 2 January 2007, the station has been in Travelcard Zone 4.
Golden Triangle may refer to:
Chigwell is a town and civil parish in the Epping Forest district of Essex, England. Adjacent to the northern boundary of Greater London, it is part of the metropolitan area of London and the Greater London Built-up Area. It is on the Central line of the London Underground.
Epping Forest is a local government district in Essex, England. It is named after, and contains a large part of, Epping Forest.
Chigwell was a local government district in south west Essex, England. It contained the settlements of Chigwell, Loughton and Buckhurst Hill; and formed part of the Metropolitan Police District.
Buckhurst Hill is a London Underground station, in the Epping Forest district of Essex. It is served by the Central line and is between Woodford and Loughton. It is the larger of the two Underground stations in the town of Buckhurst Hill, with Roding Valley station being the smaller.
Buckhurst Hill County High School, BHCHS, (1938–1989) was a secondary school in Chigwell, Essex.
Epping Forest is a parliamentary constituency in Essex represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Eleanor Laing, a Conservative.
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.
Epping was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 1885 to 1974. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. The seat underwent loss of territory at boundary reviews in 1945, 1950 and 1955 and was abolished for the February 1974 general election when it was divided between new seats Chingford, Epping Forest and Harlow.
Buckhurst Hill East is an electoral ward in Epping Forest, UK and is one of two wards that represent Buckhurst Hill. The present councillors for this ward are Peter Spencer and S Wollard.
Loughton was a local government district in south west Essex, England. It contained the town and Civil Parish of Loughton and was bordered by Buckhurst Hill Urban District, Chingford Urban District, Epping Rural District and Waltham Holy Cross Urban District.
Normanhurst School is a mixed independent school in North Chingford in the London Borough of Waltham Forest.
Buckhurst Hill West is an electoral ward in Epping Forest, UK and is one of two wards that represent Buckhurst Hill.
Braeside School is an independent school located in Buckhurst Hill in Essex.
Guru Gobind Singh Khalsa College is an independent faith school in Chigwell, Essex. It occupies the buildings of the former Buckhurst Hill County High School for Boys.
The A121 road is a road in England connecting Waltham Cross and Woodford Wells. The main settlements on it are Waltham Abbey and Loughton. It also passes through Buckhurst Hill. For much of its length, it passes through the densest part of Epping Forest via Woodredon and Goldings Hills. The A121 south of the Wake Arms Roundabout is the course of the old turnpike road, and itself includes two by-passes around steep hills at Lower Road, Loughton and North End, on the Loughton- Buckhurst Hill boundary
St John the Baptist Church is a Church of England parish church in the town of Buckhurst Hill in Essex, England.
The 2011 Epping Forest District Council election was held on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Epping Forest Council in England as part of the wider local elections in England and Northern Ireland.