Waltham Abbey

Waltham Abbey is a town and civil parish in the Epping Forest District of , England. It lies just outside the administrative boundary of and is 13.5 miles north-east of in central .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Epping Forest and Waltham Abbey Church.

Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.
is a large, ancient woodland in southern , straddling and . It is home to 85% of the UK's veteran beech pollards and a variety of reptile, bat and fungi species.

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

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Epping and Loughton.

Separated from by Forest - almost 6,000 acres of ancient woodland - is a historic market town in . Despite being in London's Travelcard Zone 6, the town is surrounded by forest to the north and south, and green fields to the west and east.

Town
is a town and civil parish in the Epping Forest District of , England. It is inside the M25 London orbital motorway but lies just outside the administrative boundary of . is situated 2½ miles southeast of Waltham Abbey.

Waltham Abbey

Latitude
51.6805° or 51° 40′ 50″ north
Longitude
0.0306° or 0° 1′ 50″ east
Elevation
118 feet (36 metres)
Open location code
9F32M2JJ+56
Geo­Names ID
7295127
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