Epping Green, Essex
| Epping Green | |
 Epping Green, Essex |
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  Epping Green |
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| OS grid reference | TL435052 |
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| – London | 15 mi (24 km) SSW |
| Civil parish | Epping Upland |
| 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 |
Coordinates: 51°43′42″N 0°04′38″E / 51.7283°N 0.0773°E
Epping Green is a village in the civil parish of Epping Upland and Epping Forest district of Essex, England, situated on the B181 road between Epping and Harlow.
The parish of Epping Upland, which stretches from the Wake Arms public house near Upshire at the south to the outskirts of Harlow at the north, takes in part of Thornwood Common at the east, and the hamlet of Rye Hill. Epping Green lies mainly within Epping Forest land although most farmland is owned by Copped Hall Estates and leased to the local farmers.
In the vicinity are ancient market routes and cattle drover's lanes, which were routes from as far afield as Norfolk. The traditional village pond was originally a blacksmith's cooling pond. The village has no shops but contains two public houses within 50 yards (46 m) of each other. The 13th-century parish church of All Saints' at Epping Upland, less than 1 mile (1.6 km) to the south-east, serves Epping Green, and was the original Epping church before St John's was built.
Between the 1920s and 1940s Epping Green consisted chiefly of wooden cottages built along a country road. The village has since grown and is on a busy route from Harlow to Epping. Public transport buses operated by Regal Busways under contract to Essex County Council connect the village to Epping and Harlow, and to the London Underground at Epping Station.
References
External links
- Epping Upland Parish Council
- Epping Upland CE Primary School
- All Saints Church
- Epping Forest District Council
- Essex County Council
External links
Media related to Epping Green, Essex at Wikimedia Commons
