Epping Forest District
Neighbouring districts are Brentwood, Broxbourne, Chelmsford, East Hertfordshire, Enfield, Harlow, Havering, Redbridge, Uttlesford and Waltham Forest.[15][16] The district straddles three parliamentary constituencies of Epping Forest, Brentwood and Ongar, and Harlow.[18] When the council was first created it inherited four sets of offices from its predecessors and functions were initially divided between them:[19] The council subsequently built a large new building, Epping Civic Offices, adjoining the original converted house at 323 High Street in Epping.[21] Loughton adjoins the woodland of Epping Forest to the west and is separated by farms, rivers and golf courses from other settlements in other directions.[22][27] The London Underground Central line passes through the southern portion of Epping Forest.[32][33] A shared-use path runs alongside the Rivers Lee and Stort, which connect the district with other cycle routes in Hertfordshire and London.[35] North Weald Airfield is owned by Epping Forest District Council and is open to general aviation.[42] Seven Sites of Special Scientific Interest on the Natural England register fall within Epping Forest.It has been owned and conserved by the City of London Corporation - the local authority which governs the Square Mile - since the Epping Forest Act 1878.
Epping ForestNon-metropolitan districtSovereign stateUnited KingdomConstituent countryEnglandRegionEast of EnglandNon-metropolitan countyEppingNo overall controlNeil HudsonAlex BurghartChris Vince(of 296)Ethnic groupsReligionno religionTime zoneONS codeOS grid referencelocal government districtancient woodlandurban areaLondonLoughtonWaltham AbbeyChigwellBuckhurst HillGreater LondonBrentwoodBroxbourneChelmsfordEast HertfordshireEnfieldHarlowHaveringRedbridgeUttlesfordWaltham ForestLocal Government Act 1972Chigwell Urban DistrictEpping and Ongar Rural DistrictBlackmoreDoddinghurstKelvedon HatchNavestockStondon MasseyUrban DistrictWaltham Holy Cross Urban Districtchanges to the district's boundary with Greater LondonEnfield Island VillageLondon Borough of EnfieldGrange HillRoding ValleyLondon Borough of RedbridgeConservativeLeaderChief ExecutiveConservativesLoughton RALiberal DemocratsReform UKIndependentLabour2 May 2024district-levelCounty-levelEssex County Councilcivil parishesleaders of the council2024 electionLoughton Residents AssociationEpping Forest District Council electionscouncillorsEssex County Council electionsparliamentary constituenciesBrentwood and OngarTown HallEpping Civic OfficesRichard Reidlisted buildingChipping OngarThree Forests WayStort Valley WayHarcamlow WayHatfield Forest and National Nature ReserveRiver RodingLea ValleyOffice for National StatisticsGreater London Built-up AreaLondon boroughsRoydon railway stationWest Anglia Main LineNational RailSawbridgeworth railway stationWaltham Cross railway stationGreater AngliaLondon Liverpool StreetLondon StratfordBishop's StortfordTottenham HaleAudley EndCambridgeLondon UndergroundCentral lineTheydon BoisDebdenLondon fare zone 6zone 5zone 4East LondonThe Citythe West EndWest LondonTransport for LondonNorth WealdBlake HallEpping Ongar RailwaymotorwaysM25 London Orbital motorwayM11 motorwayDartford CrossingWatfordHeathrow AirportStansted Airport