Theydon Bois

infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Theydon Bois
population = 3,993 [http://www.eppingforestdc.gov.uk/Council_Services/planning/census/TheydonBois.asp]
shire_district= Epping Forest
shire_county = Essex
region= East of England
constituency_westminster= Epping Forest
post_town= EPPING
postcode_district= CM16
postcode_area=CM
dial_code= 01992
os_grid_reference= TQ455990
latitude= 51.6713
longitude= 0.1034

Theydon Bois is a large village and civil parish in the Epping Forest district of the County of Essex, England. It is located 1.4 miles (2.2 km) South of Epping, 0.85 miles (1.3 km) North-East of Loughton and 6 miles (9.6 km) South of Harlow.

Theydon Bois is within the bounds of the M25 motorway and is situated near to its junction with the M11 motorway. It is served by Theydon Bois tube station on the Central Line and has one primary school, Theydon Bois County Primary School. It lies on the edge of Epping Forest.

Despite the French-looking word "bois", the village name is usually pronounced the same as "boys".

A notable characteristic of the village is its complete absence of street lighting. Villagers have consistently voted against the installation of such lighting for decades, fearing that it would damage the traditional village ambience and require a rise in council tax.

Restaurants

* Theydon Bois Balti House
* Indian Ocean
* Long Ling Chinese Take Away

Pubs

* The Bull
* The Queen Victoria
* The Railway Arms
* The Sixteen String Jack

Golf Clubs

* [http://www.theydongolf.co.uk/ Theydon Bois Golf Club]

Transport

Bus

{| class="wikitable"
Route Number
Route
Frequency
-
541
Loughton to Epping "St Margarets Hospital" via Debden, Abridge, Ivy Chimneys.
Mon-Fri every hour, Sunday every 2 hours

Train

{| class="wikitable"
Operator
Route
-
Central Line
Epping to West Ruislip via Central London
-
Central Line
Epping to Ealing Broadway via Central London

Famous Residents

* David Sullivan, millionaire publisher of Sport Newspapers and owner of Birmingham City Football Club resides in Birch Hall, off Coppice Row. [ [http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/markets/mergers_and_acquisitions/article1980427.ece Times article about David Sullivan] ]

* Geoff Davids, founder of the Buffalo Protection Trust (BPT) resides in The Lodge, Prince Street. Fact|date=September 2008

Location Grid

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External links

* [http://www.theydon.org.uk/ Theydon Bois Village Web site]
* [http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=theydon+bois&m=text Images of Theydon Bois on Flickr]

References