Debden, Epping Forest
Debden | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | LOUGHTON | |
Postcode district | IG10 | |
Dialling code | 020 | |
Police | Essex | |
Fire | Essex | |
Ambulance | East of England | |
UK Parliament | ||
Debden is a suburb in the civil parish of
History
The name (Deppendana in the Domesday Book of 1086) is derived from the Old English dep, 'deep' and den, 'valley'.[3]
Debden originated as a manor of 40 acres (160,000 m2) in the
In 1944 John Maitland sold 644 acres (261 ha) of land to the London County Council for the building of a housing estate.[4] The Debden Estate was constructed between 1947 and 1952.[2] Because of post-war restrictions on building, a supermarket could not be opened until 1952.[5]
Debden station on the London Underground is a renaming (1949)[6] of the Chigwell Lane railway station, which was originally opened on the Great Eastern Railway in 1865.
Economy
There is considerable light industry, including the De La Rue print works, which prints Bank of England banknotes. In 2005, Higgins Group PLC moved its headquarters to Debden,[7] and, in 2008, Amstrad announced its intention to move the group HQ to Debden from Brentwood. A new HQ was opened in 2013 nearer the centre of Loughton. The Broadway is one of Loughton's two main shopping centres and forms an architecturally important parade consisting mainly of family-run shops together with a small weekly market.[2]
Transport
The area is served by Debden tube station on the Central line of the London Underground.
Debden is located next to the M11 motorway, about 2 miles (3.2 km) from its junction with the M25 motorway.[2] The local motorway junction has restricted access: drivers cannot enter the M11 northbound or exit it southbound. These restrictions are designed to prevent congestion on the local road network. Motorway traffic must instead flow to and from the North Circular road.
There are many bus routes in Debden, which are either
Sport, culture and politics
The local Debden Sports Club, founded in 1948, includes a football team that competes in local leagues.
See also
References
- ^ W.R. Powell (1956), "Loughton", A History of the County of Essex; Volume IV; Ongar Hundred, The Victoria History of the Counties of England, Oxford University Press for the University of London Institute of Historical Research, p. 110
- ^ a b c d Urban Practitioners (August 2008). "Debden Town Centre and Broadway" (PDF). Epping Forest District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2011.
- ^ Cyril M. Harris (2001), What's in a Name?: Origins of Station Names on the London Underground, Capital Transport
- ^ W. R. Powell (1956). "'Loughton: Manors', A History of the County of Essex: Volume 4: Ongar Hundred". British History Online.
- ^ The Sainsbury Archive. "Post-war building licenses". Museum of London Docklands. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011.
- ^ Rose, Douglas (1999). The London Underground: A Diagrammatic History. Douglas Rose.
- ^ "Club Sponsors" (PDF). Debden Sports Club. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
- ^ "Club History". Debden Sports Club.
- ^ "Debden Day Pictures". Epping Forest District Council. Archived from the original on 27 June 2004.
- ^ The British Postal Museum & Archive. "Directions to The British Postal Museum Store". The Postal Heritage Trust.