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

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Buckhurst Hill is a suburban town in the Epping Forest district of Essex. It was anciently part of the parish of Chigwell. It forms part of the Greater London Urban Area. Epping Forest is a local government district of the county of Essex, England. ... For other meanings of Essex, see Essex (disambiguation). ... Chigwell is a civil parish in the Epping Forest district of Essex. ... The Greater London Urban Area is the conurbation based around London in the South East of England. ...

It is 10.7 miles (17.2 km) north east of Charing Cross and near to the boundary with the London Borough of Redbridge. The Victorian Eleanor Cross at Charing Cross The name Charing Cross, now given to a district of central London in the City of Westminster, comes from the original hamlet of Charing, where King Edward I placed a memorial to his wife, Eleanor of Castile. ... The London Borough of Redbridge is a London borough in North East London, England. ...

It was featured on the ITV1 series Essex Wives a programme about women in the area who were in business or fairly well-off. With Loughton and Chigwell, it is said to form part of the Essex golden triangle of wealthy places. ITV1 is the name, in England, Wales and the Scottish borders, for a terrestrial, free-to-air television channel, broadcast in the United Kingdom by the ITV network. ... Essex Wives was a 2002 television documentary series featuring women living in Essex, near London, United Kingdom. ... For other places with the same name, see Loughton (disambiguation). ... Chigwell is a civil parish in the Epping Forest district of Essex. ...

Buckhurst Hill is served by Buckhurst Hill tube station which is now on the Central Line of the London Underground. 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. Categories: Central Line stations | London Underground stubs ... London Transport Portal The Central Line is a line of the London Underground and coloured red on the tube map. ... The Eastern Counties Railway (ECR) began operating on June 20 1839 with a train service from a temporary terminus at Mile End to Romford, and working to a gauge of five feet. ...

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. Year 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar). ... In the British Isles an urban district was a type of local government district which covered an urbanised area. ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... For other places with the same name, see Loughton (disambiguation). ... Chigwell is a civil parish in the Epping Forest district of Essex. ... Chigwell Urban District was an urban district in the county of Essex, England. ...

It is also home to Buckhurst Hill Football Club.

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.It is a very rough and quite dangerous place. The football team is infamous for its passionate plaers and brawls which almost got send sent out the leages on many occasions. Chigwell is a civil parish in the Epping Forest district of Essex. ... Chingford is a town in London Borough of Waltham Forest. ... For other places with the same name, see Loughton (disambiguation). ... Woodford is principally noteworthy for being the birthplace of the founder members of the notorious association who called themselves the Whores Drawers in the 1980s. ...

Famous residents

• Liz Smith - Actor
• Aaron Lennon - Footballer, Tottenham and England
• Tom Huddlestone - Footballer, Tottenham and England U21s
• Bob Jones - Kiss Radio DJ

Elizabeth Liz Smith (born 11 December 1921) is a BAFTA-Award winning English actress best known for her roles in the sitcoms The Vicar of Dibley and The Royle Family, and who also appeared in the 2005 film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. ...

References

• Population figures

External links

• Buckhurst Hill Online
• Buckhurst Hill County High School
• Buckhurst Hill - White's Directory of Essex, 1848
• Buckhurst Hill Baptist Church
• Princes Road Evangelical Church, Buckhurst Hill