Roydon, Essex Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Roydon
Civil Parish:Roydon
Coordinates:51.773°N 0.0396°W
Population:2,193
Population Ref:(2011 census)
Area Total Km2:7.022
Region:East of England
Static Image Name:Roydon%2C_The_Church_House_and_the_village_sign_-_geograph.org.uk_-_268690.jpg
Post Town:HARLOW
Postcode District:CM19
Postcode Area:CM
Dial Code:01279
Os Grid Reference:TL408102

Roydon is a village located in the Epping Forest district of the county of Essex, England. It is located 2miles west of Harlow, 4miles east of Hoddesdon and 5miles northwest of Epping, forming part of the border with Hertfordshire.

The village lies on the Stort Navigation and River Stort. Roydon is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Ruindune, and appears later as Reidona in c. 1130, as Reindon in 1204, and as Roindon in 1208.

The village has a village shop, sub post office, pharmacy and church. The church, St Peter's, dates from the Middle Ages and was given Grade I listed status on 20 February 1967.[1]

Briggens House, dating back to the 18th century, was used as a forgery centre for the WW2 SOE.

Transport

Train

The village is served by Roydon railway station on the West Anglia Main Line, with trains operated by Greater Anglia linking the village to London Liverpool Street and Cambridge.

Bus

Education

The village has its own primary school, Roydon Primary School.[2] The original school building was built in 1876.[3]

Poplars

Roydon is known for its black poplar trees, particularly the World's End Poplar.[4] The Roydon Countrycare Section of the Roydon Society received £3,467 from the Heritage Lottery Fund for the Black Poplar Project.[5]

Recreation

The village is the home of the Roydon Marina Village.[6] The 32acres holiday complex comprises a 315 berth marina, camp site, holiday lodges, residential homes, hotel, and restaurant, Pizza and Steak.[7] The area encompasses Roydon Mill, a three-storey, brick-built mill, built in 1906.[8]

Angling is available in the park includes a section of the River Stort, the weir pool and a mature gravel pit. Further to the west is the 120acres Glen Faba lake which is part of the Lee Valley Park. The name Glen Faba comes from a chalet park that was compulsorily purchased by Epping Forest District Council in the early 1970s.[9]

Roydon has one dedicated restaurant, Franco's, and three pubs - The New Inn, The Crusader (now closed) and The White Hart.

The village hall was built in 1920,[10] and is used by local groups.

Sport

The village's cricket team, Roydon C.C.[11] play at the southern end of Occupation Lane.[12] Football team Roydon F.C. are members of the Essex Olympian Football League Division One and play at Harlow Road. Formed in 1901, the club played in the Hertford & District League from soon after their formation until the 2000–01 season, when they won each of the Hertford & District League Premier Division championship and the Hertford & District League Jubilee Cup for the first time.[13] They joined the Essex Intermediate League Division Three in 2001, and were runners-up in their first season, winning promotion to the Essex Intermediate League Division Two. They were runners-up of Division Two in 2004–05, and, because of the renaming of the league at this time, won promotion to the Essex Olympian Football League Division One. Following a successful fundraising campaign, tennis courts were built in the village in 1989.

Notable residents

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Church of St Peter - Roydon - Essex - England - British Listed Buildings. Good Stuff. britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. 22 April 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203003115/http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-118813-church-of-st-peter-roydon-essex. 3 December 2013. live.
  2. Web site: Roydon Primary School - Home . roydonschool.co.uk . 13 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131213044532/http://www.roydonschool.co.uk/page/default.asp?title=Home&pid=1 . 13 December 2013 . dead.
  3. Web site: Parishes: Roydon. British History Online. 5 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130208002822/http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=63857#s7. 8 February 2013. live.
  4. Web site: Countryside Management Service . 21 June 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070818174607/http://enquire.hertscc.gov.uk/cms/news/pollards.htm . 18 August 2007 . dead .
  5. Web site: Local Heritage Initiative . 21 June 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070928010821/http://www.lhi.org.uk/projects_directory/projects_by_region/east_of_england/essex/black_poplar_project/index.html . 28 September 2007 . dead .
  6. Web site: Roydon Marina Village - Exclusive Holiday Lodge Resort - Roydon. roydonmarinavillage.co.uk. 22 April 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130521054336/http://roydonmarinavillage.co.uk/. 21 May 2013. live.
  7. Web site: Archived copy . 27 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141223014014/https://www.pizzaandsteak.com/ . 23 December 2014 . dead .
  8. Web site: Parishes: Roydon. British History Online. 5 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130208002822/http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=63857. 8 February 2013. live.
  9. Acquisition of Glen Faba chalet park by Epping Forest DC. Retrieved 03-10-2007 p 135
  10. Web site: Roydonvillagehall.org. roydonvillagehall.org. 19 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130707083348/http://roydonvillagehall.org/. 7 July 2013. live.
  11. http://roydon.play-cricket.com/home/home.asp Roydon C.C. News
  12. http://roydoncc.weebly.com/ Roydon C.C. History
  13. http://www.clubwebsite.co.uk/roydonfootballclub/history.pl A Brief History of Roydon F.C.
  14. News: Police search Barrymore's house. BBC News. 2 January 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20021204032256/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1491864.stm. 4 December 2002. live.
  15. News: Barrymore 'seeking help for problems'. BBC News. 2 January 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20021017224117/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1374513.stm. 17 October 2002. live.
  16. News: Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour's ex-wife on being married to a rock star: 'It really was love at first sight'. McPherson. Douglas. 2016-08-05. The Telegraph. 2020-01-02. en-GB. 0307-1235.
  17. News: Palmer. Alun. Ray Winstone exclusive: The hard times. The Mirror. 20 May 2008. 3 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20121008013025/http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/ray-winstone-exclusive-the-hard-times-308870. 8 October 2012. live.
  18. News: Ray Winstone: The hard man. The Independent. London. 6 May 2006. 27 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20150925145926/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/ray-winstone-the-hard-man-477038.html. 25 September 2015. dead.
  19. Web site: Parishes: Roydon. British History Online. 14 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150717214243/http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/essex/vol8/pp227-240#anchorn61. 17 July 2015. live.
  20. Web site: Parishes: Roydon. British History Online. 14 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150717214243/http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/essex/vol8/pp227-240#anchorn62. 17 July 2015. live.
  21. Book: Register of Lords' Interests. 27 July 2004. 9780104849576.
  22. Web site: ALLEN JOHN GEORGE SHEPPARD - HARLOW. checkcompany.co.uk. 25 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150518082502/http://www.checkcompany.co.uk/director/2782415/THE-RIGHT-HONOURABLE-LORD-ALLEN-JOHN-GEORGE-SHEPPARD. 18 May 2015. live.

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