Key facts
- Area
- 7.73 km (2.98 sq mi)
- Population
- 12,547 (Parish, 2021) , 10,695 (Built up area, 2021)
- Density
- 1,623/km (4,200/sq mi)
- Os grid reference
- TL455025
- London
- 17 mi (27 km) SW
- Civil parish
- Epping
- District
- Epping Forest
- Shire county
- Essex
- Region
- East
- 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
- Epping Forest
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Epping is a market town and civil parish in the Epping Forest District of Essex, England. It lies 17 miles (27 km) north-east of Charing Cross in central London. It is surrounded by the northern end of Epping Forest, and stands on a ridge of land between the River Roding and River Lea valleys.
Epping forms part of the London commuter belt; it is the eastern terminus of the London Underground's Central line, and the town lies just outside the M25 London Orbital Motorway. 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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Epping” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.