St John the Baptist Church, Buckhurst Hill

Last updated

St John the Baptist Church, Buckhurst Hill
Buckhurst Hill - Church of St John the Baptist - geograph.org.uk - 648995.jpg
St John the Baptist, Buckhurst Hill
St John the Baptist Church, Buckhurst Hill
51°37′44.9″N0°1′59.6″E / 51.629139°N 0.033222°E / 51.629139; 0.033222
Denomination Church of England
Website St John the Baptist Church
History
Founded1837 [1]
Dedication Saint John
Architecture
Functional status Parish church
Heritage designationGrade II
Designated29 May 1984 [2]
Architectural typeChurch
Administration
Province Canterbury
Diocese Chelmsford
Archdeaconry Harlow
Deanery Epping Forest and Ongar
Parish Buckhurst Hill
Clergy
Vicar(s) Rev'd Dr Ian Farley

St John the Baptist Church, or St John's, is a Church of England parish church in the town of Buckhurst Hill in Essex, England.

Contents

History

The church was built in 1837 as a chapel of ease. The following year Buckhurst Hill was constituted a separate ecclesiastical district. At this time the area was part of the ancient parish of Chigwell. Buckhurst Hill did not become a separate parish until 1867. [3] In June 2017 the church celebrated its 180th anniversary.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ilford</span> Human settlement in England

Ilford is a large town in east London, England, 9 miles (14 km) north-east of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Redbridge, Ilford is within the ceremonial county of Greater London. It had a population of 168,168 in 2011, compared to 303,858 for the entire borough.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chingford</span> Human settlement in England

Chingford is a town in east London, England, within the London Borough of Waltham Forest. The centre of Chingford is 9.2 miles (14.8 km) north-east of Charing Cross, with Waltham Abbey to the north, Woodford Green and Buckhurst Hill to the east, Walthamstow to the south, and Edmonton and Enfield to the west. The town contains the areas of Chingford Green, Chingford Hatch, Chingford Mount, Friday Hill, Hale End, Highams Park, and South Chingford, and had a population of 70,583 at the 2021 census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Danbury, Essex</span> Human settlement in England

Danbury is a village in the City of Chelmsford district, in the county of Essex, England. It is located 33.5 miles (53.9 km) northeast of Charing Cross, London and has a population of 6,500. It is situated on a hill 367 feet (112 m) above sea level.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chigwell</span> Human settlement in England

Chigwell is a town and civil parish in the Epping Forest District of Essex, England. It is part of the urban and metropolitan area of London, and is adjacent to the northern boundary of Greater London. It is on the Central line of the London Underground.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Epping Forest District</span> Non-metropolitan district in England

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 council is based in the town of Epping. The district also includes the towns of Loughton, Ongar and Waltham Abbey and surrounding rural areas. The district is situated in the west of the county, bordering the north-eastern edge of London.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Buckhurst Hill</span> Human settlement in England

Buckhurst Hill is an affluent suburban town in the Epping Forest district of Essex, England. It is part of the Greater London Urban Area and 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 and now on the Central line of the London Underground.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Halstead</span> Town in the Braintree district of Essex, England

Halstead is a town and civil parish in the Braintree District of Essex, England. Its population of 11,906 in 2011 was estimated to be 12,161 in 2019. The town lies near Colchester and Sudbury, in the Colne Valley.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Withyham</span> Village and parish in East Sussex, England

Withyham is a village and large civil parish in the Wealden district of East Sussex, England. The village is situated 7 miles south west of Royal Tunbridge Wells and 3.5 miles (5.6 km) from Crowborough; the parish covers approximately 7,500 acres (30 km2).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arthur Blomfield</span> English architect (1829–1899)

Sir Arthur William Blomfield was an English architect. He became president of the Architectural Association in 1861; a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1867 and vice-president of the RIBA in 1886. He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he studied Architecture.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Epping Forest (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom since 1974

Epping Forest is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Eleanor Laing, a Conservative.

Samuel Sanders Teulon was an English Gothic Revival architect, noted for his use of polychrome brickwork and the complex planning of his buildings.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Churches in Colchester</span>

Colchester in Essex, England, has a number of notable churches.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">A104 road (England)</span> Trunk road in London

The A104 is an A road which runs from Islington Green in London to Epping in Essex, England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Great Amwell</span> Human settlement in England

Great Amwell is a village and civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district, in the county of Hertfordshire, England. It is 1+12 miles (2.4 km) southeast of Ware and about 20 miles (32 km) north of London.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Horndon-on-the-Hill</span> Human settlement in England

Horndon on the Hill is a village, former civil parish and Church of England parish in the unitary authority of Thurrock, in the county of Essex, England. It is located close to the A13, around one mile northwest of Stanford-le-Hope and around two miles northeast of Orsett. The village area falls within the Orsett ward of Thurrock District Council. In 2019 it had an estimated population of 1517.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Little Maplestead</span> Human settlement in England

Little Maplestead is a village and civil parish in the Braintree district of Essex, England.

William Wigginton (1826–1890) was an English architect. Born in Eton, Berkshire, he worked in Derby and Dudley before moving to London in 1860. He published proposals for working-class housing, and designed several Gothic Revival churches in London, often featuring polychrome brickwork.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St John The Baptist's Church, Leytonstone</span> Church in London, England

The Church of St John The Baptist, Leytonstone, is a 19th-century Church of England parish church in Leytonstone, East London, occupying a prominent position in the High Road. It is a Grade II listed building.

References

  1. A Church Near You. "Buckhurst Hill: St John the Baptist, Buckhurst Hill - Essex | Diocese of Chelmsford". achurchnearyou.com. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  2. Good Stuff IT Services. "Church of St John the Baptist, Buckhurst Hill - Buckhurst Hill - Essex - England | British Listed Buildings". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  3. "Buckhurst Hill History - Churches & Parish Records". buckhurst-hill-history.btck.co.uk. Retrieved 6 April 2014.