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Great Monk Wood
Great Monk Wood — woodland in Epping Forest, Essex, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Loughton · 2.9 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Great Monk Wood is an archaeological site in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "woodland in Epping Forest, Essex, England". Coordinates: 51.6670°, 0.0530°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Epping Forest SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Great Monk Wood is a wood within Epping Forest, in Essex, England. The wood, in the parish of Loughton, is centred on the Wakes Arms junction roundabout of the A104 Epping New Road, and the A121, and is southwest from the town of Epping and north from Loughton. The London orbital M25 motorway skirts the wood at its north. The nearest significant villages are High Beech, which is southwest within Epping Forest, and Theydon Bois to the east outside the Forest. Nearby railway or tube stations include Chingford, Buckhurst Hill, Loughton and Theydon Bois.
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- Coordinates
- 51.6670, 0.0530
- County
- Essex
- District
- Epping Forest
- Parish
- Waltham Abbey
- Postcode
- IG10 4AF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Epping Forest
- Nearest railway station
- Loughton — 2.9 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q5599589 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Great Monk Wood (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Great Monk Wood?
- Great Monk Wood is in Essex, London, United Kingdom (postcode IG10 4AF), in the parish of Waltham Abbey.
- Is Great Monk Wood a protected site?
- Yes — Great Monk Wood is part of the Epping Forest SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Great Monk Wood?
- The nearest railway station is Loughton, about 2.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode IG10 4AF.