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'''Theydon Garnon''' is a village and a [[civil parish]] in the [[Epping Forest]] District, in the county of [[Essex]], England.
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The [[Anglican]] parish church is dedicated to All Saints.
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| civil_parish = Theydon Garnon
| country = England
| region = East of England
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| post_town = EPPING
| postcode_area = CM
| postcode_district = CM16
| dial_code = 01992
| shire_district = [[Epping Forest District|Epping Forest]]
| shire_county = [[Essex]]
| population = 130
| population_ref = (2001)
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'''Theydon Garnon''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in the [[Epping Forest District|Epping Forest]] district, in the county of [[Essex]], England. The parish also includes the hamlet of Hobbs Cross.

== History ==
Also recorded as Thoydon Garnon and Coopersale,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6933|title=History of Theydon Garnon, in Epping Forest and Essex {{!}} Map and description|website=www.visionofbritain.org.uk|access-date=2018-01-04}}</ref> "Theydon" is thought to mean 'valley where thatch (material) grows'<ref>{{cite web| url =http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/essex/vol4/pp249-251#fnn7|title=Theydon Bois: Introduction|publisher= British History Online|accessdate = 4 January 2018}}</ref> and "Garnon" derives from the Gernon family.<ref name=":0" /> A weekly market and annual fair was granted to Theydon Garnon in 1305.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/essex/vol4/pp258-262|title=Theydon Garnon: Introduction {{!}} British History Online|website=www.british-history.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=2018-01-03}}</ref> A [[workhouse]] operated in the parish from around 1704.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Epping/|title=The Workhouse in Epping, Essex|last=Higginbotham|first=Peter|website=www.workhouses.org.uk|access-date=2018-01-04}}</ref>

By 1851 the parish's population had reached 1,237. Epping Union Workhouse was in Theydon Garnon; it and [[Epping tube station|Epping station]] also opened within the parish in 1865, but was included in the newly formed [[Epping Urban District]] in 1896, along with the village of [[Coopersale]] and the hamlets of [[Coopersale Street]], and Fiddler's Hamlet.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/essex/vol5/pp127-132|title=Epping: Economic history and local government {{!}} British History Online|website=www.british-history.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=2018-01-04}}</ref> The reduction in the parish's size led to a reduction in population, down to 317 in 1901.<ref name=":0" />

== Amenities ==
The village contains an [[Anglican]] parish church, dating back to the 13th Century and dedicated to All Saints.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/essex/vol4/pp269-271|title=Theydon Garnon: Church {{!}} British History Online|website=www.british-history.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=2018-01-04}}</ref> A [[primary school]] part-bears the village's name, but is located in the village of Coopersale in the neighbouring Epping parish.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.borehamwoodtimes.co.uk/li/primary_schools.detail.115095/|title=Coopersale and Theydon Garnon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School - Borehamwood Times|website=www.borehamwoodtimes.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2018-01-04}}</ref>


== Transport ==
== Transport ==
Theydon Garnon is very near the [[M25 motorway|M25]]/[[M11 motorway|M11]] interchange, but there is no access to either motorway.
Theydon Garnon is very near the [[M25 motorway|M25]]/[[M11 motorway|M11]] interchange, but there is no access to either motorway. The parish has no railway station, the nearest is [[Epping tube station]] - Theydon Bois, though similarly named, is further away than Epping.


== Nearby settlements ==
== Nearby settlements ==
Nearby settlements include the town of [[Epping, Essex|Epping]], the large village of [[Theydon Bois]] and the hamlets of [[Hobbs Cross, Theydon Garnon|Hobbs Cross]], [[Theydon Mount]] and [[Fiddlers Hamlet]].
Nearby settlements include the town of [[Epping, Essex|Epping]], the large village of [[Theydon Bois]], the small village of [[Theydon Mount]] and the hamlets of Hobbs Cross and [[Fiddlers Hamlet]].

== Nearest station ==
The nearest station is [[Theydon Bois tube station]].


== References ==
== References ==
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* [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=15703 British History Online]

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Latest revision as of 15:28, 29 August 2024

Theydon Garnon
All Saints Church
Theydon Garnon is located in Essex
Theydon Garnon
Theydon Garnon
Location within Essex
Population130 (2001)
Civil parish
  • Theydon Garnon
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townEPPING
Postcode districtCM16
Dialling code01992
PoliceEssex
FireEssex
AmbulanceEast of England
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51°40′20″N 0°07′34″E / 51.6722°N 0.1261°E / 51.6722; 0.1261

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Theydon Garnon is a village and civil parish in the Epping Forest district, in the county of Essex, England. The parish also includes the hamlet of Hobbs Cross.

History

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Also recorded as Thoydon Garnon and Coopersale,[1] "Theydon" is thought to mean 'valley where thatch (material) grows'[2] and "Garnon" derives from the Gernon family.[3] A weekly market and annual fair was granted to Theydon Garnon in 1305.[3] A workhouse operated in the parish from around 1704.[4]

By 1851 the parish's population had reached 1,237. Epping Union Workhouse was in Theydon Garnon; it and Epping station also opened within the parish in 1865, but was included in the newly formed Epping Urban District in 1896, along with the village of Coopersale and the hamlets of Coopersale Street, and Fiddler's Hamlet.[3][5] The reduction in the parish's size led to a reduction in population, down to 317 in 1901.[3]

Amenities

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The village contains an Anglican parish church, dating back to the 13th Century and dedicated to All Saints.[6] A primary school part-bears the village's name, but is located in the village of Coopersale in the neighbouring Epping parish.[7]

Transport

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Theydon Garnon is very near the M25/M11 interchange, but there is no access to either motorway. The parish has no railway station, the nearest is Epping tube station - Theydon Bois, though similarly named, is further away than Epping.

Nearby settlements

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Nearby settlements include the town of Epping, the large village of Theydon Bois, the small village of Theydon Mount and the hamlets of Hobbs Cross and Fiddlers Hamlet.

References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Theydon Garnon.
  1. ^ "History of Theydon Garnon, in Epping Forest and Essex | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Theydon Bois: Introduction". British History Online. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d "Theydon Garnon: Introduction | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  4. ^ Higginbotham, Peter. "The Workhouse in Epping, Essex". www.workhouses.org.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Epping: Economic history and local government | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Theydon Garnon: Church | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Coopersale and Theydon Garnon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School - Borehamwood Times". www.borehamwoodtimes.co.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
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