Epping | |
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High Street, and church of St John the Baptist | |
Location within Essex | |
Area | 7.73 km2 (2.98 sq mi) |
Population | 11,047 (civil parish, 2001)[1] 11,461 (civil parish 2011)[2] |
• Density | 1,429/km2 (3,700/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TL455025 |
• London | 17 mi (27 km) SW |
Civil parish |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | EPPING |
Postcode district | CM16 |
Dialling code | 01992 |
Police | Essex |
Fire | Essex |
Ambulance | East of England |
UK Parliament | |
Website | Epping Town Council |
Epping is a market town and civil parish in the Epping Forest District of Essex, England. Part of the metropolitan and urban area of London, it is 17 miles (30 km) north-east of Charing Cross. It is surrounded by the northern end of Epping Forest, and on a ridge of land between the River Roding and River Lea valleys.
Epping is the terminus for London Underground's Central line. The town has a number of historic Grade I and II* and Grade II listed buildings. The weekly market, which dates to 1253, is held each Monday.[3] In 2001 the parish had a population of 11,047[1] which increased to 11,461 at the 2011 Census.[2]
Epping became twinned with the German town of Eppingen in north-west Baden-Württemberg in 1981.[4]