Roydon, Essex
Coordinates: 51°46′23″N 0°02′23″E / 51.773°N 0.0396°E
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 Roydon
Roydon shown within Essex |
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| Population | 2,771 [1] |
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| OS grid reference | TL408102 |
| District | Epping Forest |
| Shire county | Essex |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HARLOW |
| Postcode district | CM19 |
| Dialling code | 01279 |
| Police | Essex |
| Fire | Essex |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| UK Parliament | Harlow |
| List of places: UK • England • Essex | |
Roydon is a small village located in the Epping Forest district of the County of Essex, England. It is located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of Harlow, 3.5 miles (5.7 km) east of Hoddesdon and 4.6 miles (7.4 km) north-west of Epping.
It lies on the Stort Navigation and River Stort. The village is recorded in the Domesday Book as Ruindune and appears later as Reidona in c. 1130, as Reindon in 1204, and as Roindon in 1208.[2]
The church, St Peters, dates from the Middle Ages.
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[edit] Transport
[edit] Train
The village is served by Roydon railway station on the West Anglia Main Line, with trains operated by National Express East Anglia linking the village to London Liverpool Street & Cambridge.
[edit] Bus
| Route Number | Route | Frequency | Operator |
| 7A | Epping to Harlow via Roydon | Mon-Fri, 2 return journeys | Regal Busways |
| 381 | Ongar / Toot Hill / Coopersale to Harlow via Epping, Roydon | Mon-Fri about 6 return journeys. | SM Coaches |
| 381 382 |
Coopersale / Toot Hill to Harlow via Epping, Roydon | Mon — Fri about 6 return journeys. Saturday about 4 return journeys. | Regal Busways |
[edit] Poplars
Roydon is famous for its black poplar trees, particularly the World's End Poplar.[3] The Roydon Countrycare Section of the Roydon Society received £3,467 from the Heritage Lottery Fund for the Black Poplar Project.[4]
[edit] Sport
[edit] Cricket
The local village cricket team, Roydon C.C., play friendly games throughout spring and summer, mainly on Sundays but with the occasional Friday/Monday game.[5]
It is believed that Roydon's first ever game took place in 1839 in a match away to Hoddesdon . The cricket ground (along with the football pitches and tennis courts) is situated at the southern end of Occupation Lane.[6]
[edit] Football
The local football team, Roydon F.C., are members of the Essex Olympian Football League Division One and play at Harlow Road. Formed in 1901, the club played in the Hertford & District League from soon after their formation until the 2000-01 season, when they won each of the Hertford & District League Premier Division championship and the Hertford & District League Jubilee Cup for the first time.[7] They joined the Essex Intermediate League Division Three in 2001, and were runners-up in their first season, winning promotion to the Essex Intermediate League Division Two.[8] They were runners-up of Division Two in 2004-05, and, because of the renaming of the league at this time, won promotion to the Essex Olympian Football League Division One.
[edit] Recreation
The village is the home of the Roydon Mill Leisure Park. The park comprises a camping and camper van site, mobile home holiday site and residential homes. The former mill is used as a clubhouse.Angling is available in the park include a section of the River Stort, the weir pool and a mature gravel pit. Further to the west is the 120 acres (49 ha) Glen Faba lake which is part of the Lee Valley Park. Glen Faba was the name of a chalet park that was compulsorily acquired by Epping Forest District Council in the early 1970s.[9]
[edit] Notable residents
- TV Entertainer, Michael Barrymore[10][11]
- Actor, Ray Winstone[12][13]
- Actress, Jaime Winstone[14]
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Roydon, Essex |
- British History Online
- Roydon Mill
- Glen Faba lake
- Roydon Cricket Club
- Roydon Village Hall
- Geograph images
[edit] References
- ^ Epping Forest District Council
- ^ Ekwall, Eilert, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 4th edition, 1960. p. 395. ISBN 0198691033.
- ^ Countryside Management Service
- ^ Local Heritage Initiative
- ^ Roydon C.C News Retrieved 29 April, 2009
- ^ Roydon C.C History Retrieved 29 June, 2009
- ^ A Brief History of Roydon F.C. Retrieved 7th July 2007
- ^ Roydon at the Football Club History Database
- ^ Acquisition of Glen Faba chalet park by Epping Forest DC. Retrieved 03-10-2007 p 135
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1491864.stm
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1374513.stm
- ^ http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv-entertainment/film/2008/05/20/ray-winstone-exclusive-the-hard-times-115875-20423323/
- ^ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/ray-winstone-the-hard-man-477038.html
- ^ http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/home/you/article-435142/Winstones-wild-child.html
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