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Theydon Garnon

Coordinates: 51°40′20″N 0°07′34″E / 51.6722°N 0.1261°E / 51.6722; 0.1261
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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
List of places
UK
England
Essex
51°40′20″N 0°07′34″E / 51.6722°N 0.1261°E / 51.6722; 0.1261

Theydon Garnon is a village and a civil parish in the Epping Forest District, in the county of Essex, England.

History

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 1237. Epping station opened within the parish in 1865, but was included in the newly formed Epping Urban District in 1896, along with the hamlets of Coopersale Street, Coopersale Common, and Fiddler's Hamlet.[3] The reduction in the parish's size led to a reduction in population, down to 317 in 1901.[3]

Amenities

The village contains an Anglican parish church, dating back to the 13th Century and dedicated to All Saints,[5] and a primary school.[6]

Transport

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 Theydon Bois tube station.

Nearby settlements

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

References

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 2018-01-04.
  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 2018-01-03.
  4. ^ Higginbotham, Peter. "The Workhouse in Epping, Essex". www.workhouses.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  5. ^ "Theydon Garnon: Church | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  6. ^ "Coopersale and Theydon Garnon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School - Borehamwood Times". www.borehamwoodtimes.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
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