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St John the Baptist Church, Buckhurst Hill
St John the Baptist Church, Buckhurst Hill — grade II listed church in Buckhurst Hill, Epping Forest, Essex, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Buckhurst Hill · 1.0 km
- Free entry
About
St John the Baptist Church, Buckhurst Hill is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "grade II listed church in Buckhurst Hill, Epping Forest, Essex, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.6292°, 0.0334°.
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Heritage listing
St John the Baptist Church, or St John's, is a Church of England parish church in the town of Buckhurst Hill in Essex, England.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Epping Forest SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
St John the Baptist Church, or St John's, is a Church of England parish church in the town of Buckhurst Hill in Essex, England.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The church was built in 1837 as a chapel of ease. The following year Buckhurst Hill was constituted a separate ecclesiastical district. At this time the area was part of the ancient parish of Chigwell. Buckhurst Hill did not become a separate parish until 1867. In June 2017 the church celebrated its 180th anniversary.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.6292, 0.0334
- County
- Essex
- District
- Epping Forest
- Parish
- Buckhurst Hill
- Postcode
- IG9 5RX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Epping Forest
- Established
- 1837
- Nearest railway station
- Buckhurst Hill — 1 km
- Official site
- www.sjbh.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q16707766 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St John the Baptist Church, Buckhurst Hill (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Buckhurst Hill - Church of St John the Baptist - geograph.org.uk - 648995.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St John the Baptist Church, Buckhurst Hill?
- St John the Baptist Church, Buckhurst Hill is in Essex, London, United Kingdom (postcode IG9 5RX), in the parish of Buckhurst Hill.
- When was St John the Baptist Church, Buckhurst Hill built?
- Built or established in 1837.
- Is St John the Baptist Church, Buckhurst Hill a listed building?
- St John the Baptist Church, Buckhurst Hill is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is St John the Baptist Church, Buckhurst Hill a protected site?
- Yes — St John the Baptist Church, Buckhurst Hill is part of the Epping Forest SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is St John the Baptist Church, Buckhurst Hill free to visit?
- Yes, St John the Baptist Church, Buckhurst Hill is free to enter.
- How do I get to St John the Baptist Church, Buckhurst Hill?
- The nearest railway station is Buckhurst Hill, about 1.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode IG9 5RX.