Debden, Epping Forest
Debden is a suburb in the civil parish of Loughton, in the Epping Forest district of Essex, England.
Debden is a suburb in the civil parish of Loughton, in the Epping Forest district of Essex, England. It takes its name from the ancient manor of Debden, which lay at its northern end. The area is predominantly residential, but is also the location of Davenant Foundation School, New City College, East 15 Acting School and the De La Rue printing works. It is one of a limited number of places outside Greater London to be served by the London Underground.
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Worth seeing in and around Debden, Epping Forest
9 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Loughton Hall
Loughton Hall is a large house in Rectory Lane, Loughton, Essex. The architect was William Eden Nesfield, and it is grade II listed with Historic England.
500 m · house in Loughton, Epping Forest, Essex, England, UK · Wikipedia - 02Linder's Field
Linder's Field is a 3.6-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Buckhurst Hill in Essex. It is owned and managed by Epping Forest District Council.
3.2 km · park in United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 03St John the Baptist Church, Buckhurst Hill
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.
3.9 km · grade II listed church in Buckhurst Hill, Epping Forest, Essex, England, UK · Wikipedia - 04Holy Innocents Church, High Beach
The Holy Innocents Church is a Grade II listed Anglican parish church located in the village of High Beach, Essex, England. Designed in the Gothic Revival style, the church is noted for its picturesque setting.
3.9 km · church in High Beach, Essex, England · Wikipedia - 05Chigwell Row Wood
Chigwell Row Wood is a 14.1 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Chigwell in Epping Forest district, Essex. It is owned by The Chigwell Row Recreation Ground Charity, of which the district council are the trustees, and managed by council staff and volunteers.
3.7 km · park in United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 06Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin
St Mary's Church is a Grade II* listed Church of England church in Chigwell, Essex, England. Its parish was later united with that of All Saints Chigwell Row and then in 1994 with St Winifred's, which had been built in 1935 as a chapel of ease to St Mary's.
2.3 km · church in Chigwell, Essex, England, UK · Wikipedia - 07Chigwell Hall
Chigwell Hall is a Grade II listed house in Chigwell, Essex. It is situated on Roding Lane within 42 acres of grounds.
2.4 km · house in Chigwell, Essex, England, UK · Wikipedia - 08Epping Forest College
New City College is a large college of further education with campuses in east London and Essex. The college was formed in 2016 through the amalgamation of separate colleges, beginning with the merger of Tower Hamlets College and Hackney Community College.
700 m · further education college in Loughton, Essex, England · Wikipedia - 09Debden House
Debden House is a conference centre and campsite located in Loughton, Essex, England. The house is owned and operated by Newham London Borough Council.
2.1 km · residential adult education college in Loughton, Essex, England, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Debden, Epping Forest
- Airports
- London Stansted (STN), 29 km · London Luton (LTN), 40 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 42 km
- Stations
- Theydon Bois tube station, 3.2 km · Loughton tube station, 2 km · Buckhurst Hill tube station, 3.3 km · Chigwell, 3.1 km · Debden tube station, 0 m
- London → Debden, Epping Forest21 km · quickest by road, 1h 5m · £2.5–3
- Luton, Luton → Debden, Epping Forest43 km · quickest by road, 1h 8m · £5–7
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Debden, Epping Forest164 km · quickest by road, 2h 51m · £17–23
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Next door to Debden, Epping Forest
Debden, Epping Forest is 18 km from Islington, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Loughtontown in Essex, England800 m
- Theydon Boisvillage and civil parish in Essex, England, UK3.2 km
- Buckhurst Hilltown and civil parish in Epping Forest, Essex, UK3.6 km
- Abridgevillage in Essex, England, UK2.6 km
- Lambournevillage in Essex, England, UK3.3 km
- Grange Hillarea and ward in Epping Forest, Essex, England3.7 km