Waltham Holy Cross

Waltham Holy Cross is a locality in Waltham Abbey, Epping Forest District, England. Waltham Holy Cross is situated nearby to the hamlet Upshire, as well as near the locality High Beech.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Epping Forest and Waltham Abbey Church.

Epping Forest

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Epping Forest is a large, ancient woodland in southern England, straddling London and Essex. It is home to 85% of the UK's veteran beech pollards and a variety of reptile, bat and fungi species.

The Abbey Church of Waltham Holy Cross and St Lawrence, also known as Waltham Abbey or Waltham Abbey Church, is the parish church of the town of Waltham Abbey, Essex, England. Waltham Abbey Church is situated 1½ miles west of Waltham Holy Cross.

Epping Forest District Museum

Museum

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Upshire and High Beach.

Upshire

Hamlet

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Upshire is a village in the civil parish of Waltham Abbey in the Epping Forest District of Essex, England. The centre of the village is on Horseshoe Hill, on which is The Horseshoe public house, and the church of St Thomas, a Grade II* listed building in Arts and Crafts style dating from 1902.

High Beach

Locality

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High Beach is a village inside Epping Forest in south-west Essex, England. Part of the civil parish of Waltham Abbey, the village is within the Epping Forest District and the ward of Waltham Abbey High Beach, and lies approximately 11 miles north-east of Charing Cross.

Waltham Abbey

Suburb

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Waltham Abbey is a suburban town and civil parish in the Epping Forest District of Essex, within the metropolitan and urban area of London, England, 13.5 miles north-east of Charing Cross. Waltham Abbey is situated 1½ miles west of Waltham Holy Cross.

Waltham Holy Cross

Type: Locality
Location: Waltham Abbey, Epping Forest District, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.68333° or 51° 41′ north

Longitude

0.03333° or 0° 2′ east

Elevation

112 feet (34 metres)

Open location code

9F32M2MM+88

GeoNames ID

2634841

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