Roydon, Essex
{{Short description|Village in Essex, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2013}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| official_name = Roydon
| civil_parish = Roydon
| coordinates = {{coord|51.773|0.0396|display=inline,title}}
| population = 2,193
| population_ref = (2011 census){{NOMIS2011|id=E05004171|title=Roydon Ward|access-date=4 January 2021}}
| london_distance_mi =
| london_direction =
| area_total_km2 = 7.022
| shire_district = Epping Forest
| shire_county = Essex
| region = East of England
| static_image_name = Roydon%2C_The_Church_House_and_the_village_sign_-_geograph.org.uk_-_268690.jpg
| static_image_caption = Roydon, Essex, with village sign
| post_town = HARLOW
| postcode_district = CM19
| postcode_area = CM
| dial_code = 01279
| os_grid_reference = TL408102
| constituency_westminster = Harlow
| website =
}}
Roydon is a village located in the Epping Forest district of the county of Essex, England. It is located {{convert|2|mi|km}} west of Harlow, {{convert|4|mi|km}} east of Hoddesdon and {{convert|5|mi|km}} 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.{{Ekwall|395}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-118813-church-of-st-peter-roydon-essex|title=Church of St Peter - Roydon - Essex - England - British Listed Buildings|author=Good Stuff|work=britishlistedbuildings.co.uk|access-date=22 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203003115/http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-118813-church-of-st-peter-roydon-essex|archive-date=3 December 2013|url-status=live}}
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=
| class="wikitable"
! Route number ! Route ! Notes |
| 31 {{access icon|15px}}
|Coopersale to Harlow Bus Station via Epping, Epping Green, Roydon |Mon-Sat |
Education
The village has its own primary school, Roydon Primary School.{{cite web |url=http://www.roydonschool.co.uk/page/default.asp?title=Home&pid=1 |title=Roydon Primary School - Home |website=roydonschool.co.uk |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213044532/http://www.roydonschool.co.uk/page/default.asp?title=Home&pid=1 |archive-date=13 December 2013 |url-status=dead}} The original school building was built in 1876.{{cite web|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=63857#s7|title=Parishes: Roydon|via=British History Online|access-date=5 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208002822/http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=63857#s7|archive-date=8 February 2013|url-status=live}}
Poplars
Roydon is known for its black poplar trees, particularly the World's End Poplar.{{Cite web |url=http://enquire.hertscc.gov.uk/cms/news/pollards.htm |title=Countryside Management Service |access-date=21 June 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070818174607/http://enquire.hertscc.gov.uk/cms/news/pollards.htm |archive-date=18 August 2007 |url-status=dead }} The Roydon Countrycare Section of the Roydon Society received £3,467 from the Heritage Lottery Fund for the Black Poplar Project.{{Cite web |url=http://www.lhi.org.uk/projects_directory/projects_by_region/east_of_england/essex/black_poplar_project/index.html |title=Local Heritage Initiative |access-date=21 June 2007 |archive-url=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 |archive-date=28 September 2007 |url-status=dead }}
Recreation
The village is the home of the Roydon Marina Village.{{cite web|url=http://www.roydonmarinavillage.co.uk/|title=Roydon Marina Village - Exclusive Holiday Lodge Resort - Roydon|work=roydonmarinavillage.co.uk|access-date=22 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521054336/http://roydonmarinavillage.co.uk/|archive-date=21 May 2013|url-status=live}} The {{convert|32|acre|ha}} holiday complex comprises a 315 berth marina, camp site, holiday lodges, residential homes, hotel, and restaurant, Pizza and Steak.{{Cite web |url=https://www.pizzaandsteak.com/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=27 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223014014/https://www.pizzaandsteak.com/ |archive-date=23 December 2014 |url-status=dead }} The area encompasses Roydon Mill, a three-storey, brick-built mill, built in 1906.{{cite web|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=63857|title=Parishes: Roydon|via=British History Online|access-date=5 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208002822/http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=63857|archive-date=8 February 2013|url-status=live}}
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 {{convert|120|acre|ha}} 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.Acquisition of Glen Faba chalet park by Epping Forest DC. Retrieved 03-10-2007 [http://www.eppingforestdc.gov.uk/Library/files/planning/1998_local_plan/lp-Chapter-12.pdf p 135] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061028084936/http://www.eppingforestdc.gov.uk/Library/files/planning/1998_local_plan/lp-Chapter-12.pdf |date=28 October 2006 }}
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,{{cite web|url=http://www.roydonvillagehall.org/|title=Roydonvillagehall.org|website=roydonvillagehall.org|access-date=19 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130707083348/http://roydonvillagehall.org/|archive-date=7 July 2013|url-status=live}} and is used by local groups.
Sport
The village's cricket team, Roydon C.C.[http://roydon.play-cricket.com/home/home.asp Roydon C.C. News] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715092746/http://roydon.play-cricket.com/home/home.asp |date=15 July 2011 }} Retrieved 29 April 2009 play at the southern end of Occupation Lane.[http://roydoncc.weebly.com/ Roydon C.C. History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718021547/http://roydoncc.weebly.com/ |date=18 July 2011 }} Retrieved 29 June 2009 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.[http://www.clubwebsite.co.uk/roydonfootballclub/history.pl A Brief History of Roydon F.C.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926220920/http://www.clubwebsite.co.uk/roydonfootballclub/history.pl |date=26 September 2007 }} Retrieved 7 July 2007 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.{{Fchd|name=Roydon|id=ROYDON}} 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
- TV entertainer Michael Barrymore; it was at a March 2001 party at his Roydon home that the death of Stuart Lubbock occurred. Lubbock, 31, was found floating in Barrymore's swimming pool.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1491864.stm|title=Police search Barrymore's house|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2 January 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021204032256/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1491864.stm|archive-date=4 December 2002|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1374513.stm|title=Barrymore 'seeking help for problems'|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2 January 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021017224117/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1374513.stm|archive-date=17 October 2002|url-status=live}}
- Musician David Gilmour{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/interviews/pink-floyd-guitarist-david-gilmours-ex-wife-on-being-married-to/|title=Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour's ex-wife on being married to a rock star: 'It really was love at first sight'|last=McPherson|first=Douglas|date=2016-08-05|work=The Telegraph|access-date=2020-01-02|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}
- Actor Ray Winstone{{cite news|last=Palmer|first=Alun|title=Ray Winstone exclusive: The hard times|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/ray-winstone-exclusive-the-hard-times-308870|newspaper=The Mirror|date=20 May 2008|access-date=3 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008013025/http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/ray-winstone-exclusive-the-hard-times-308870|archive-date=8 October 2012|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=Ray Winstone: The hard man|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/ray-winstone-the-hard-man-477038.html|newspaper=The Independent|location=London|date=6 May 2006|access-date=27 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925145926/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/ray-winstone-the-hard-man-477038.html|archive-date=25 September 2015|url-status=dead}}
- Actress Jaime Winstone{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}
- Physicist Sir Ralph Howard Fowler{{cite web|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/essex/vol8/pp227-240#anchorn61|title=Parishes: Roydon|via=British History Online|access-date=14 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717214243/http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/essex/vol8/pp227-240#anchorn61|archive-date=17 July 2015|url-status=live}}
- Politician Lord Rushcliffe{{cite web|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/essex/vol8/pp227-240#anchorn62|title=Parishes: Roydon|via=British History Online|access-date=14 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717214243/http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/essex/vol8/pp227-240#anchorn62|archive-date=17 July 2015|url-status=live}}
- Businessman Lord Sheppard{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uzjWRAOzywwC&q=roydon&pg=PA237|title=Register of Lords' Interests|date=27 July 2004|isbn=9780104849576}}{{cite web|url=http://www.checkcompany.co.uk/director/2782415/THE-RIGHT-HONOURABLE-LORD-ALLEN-JOHN-GEORGE-SHEPPARD|title=ALLEN JOHN GEORGE SHEPPARD - HARLOW|work=checkcompany.co.uk|access-date=25 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518082502/http://www.checkcompany.co.uk/director/2782415/THE-RIGHT-HONOURABLE-LORD-ALLEN-JOHN-GEORGE-SHEPPARD|archive-date=18 May 2015|url-status=live}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- [http://www.eppingforestdc.gov.uk Epping Forest District Council]
- [http://www.essexcc.gov.uk Essex County Council]
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