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Roydon Gunn
Roydon may refer to: Places England *Roydon, Essex **Roydon railway station **Roydon Primary School **Roydon United Reformed Church *Roydon, King's Lynn and West Norfolk *Roydon, South Norfolk Australia *Roydon Island, Tasmania, Australia Names *Marmaduke Roydon (1583–1646), English merchant-adventurer, colonial planter and Royalist army officer *Mathew Roydon (died 1622), English poet *Roydon Hayes (born 1971), New Zealand cricketer *Matthew Clairmont alias Roydon, character in ''Shadow of Night'' *Diana Bishop alias Roydon, character in ''Shadow of Night'' See also * Royden (other) {{disambiguation, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roydon, Essex
Roydon is a village located in the Epping Forest district of the county of Essex, England. It is located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of Harlow, 3.5 miles (5.7 km) east of Hoddesdon and 4.6 miles (7.4 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. 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. 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 Educ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |