Sewardstonebury is a small hamlet within Epping Forest and district of

Waltham Abbey Waltham Abbey is a town and civil parish in the Epping Forest District of Essex, within the metropolitan and urban area of London, England, north-east of Charing Cross. It lies on the Greenwich Meridian, between the River Lea in the west and ...

, just north of the border with

Chingford Chingford is a town in east London, England, within the London Borough of Waltham Forest. The town is approximately north-east of Charing Cross, with Waltham Abbey to the north, Woodford Green and Buckhurst Hill to the east, Walthamstow to th ...

. It runs along Bury Road, which connects the northern part of Station Road in Chingford with the A112 Sewardstone Road. It is located approximately 18 km (11 miles) northeast of

Charing Cross Charing Cross ( ) is a junction in Westminster, London, England, where six routes meet. Clockwise from north these are: the east side of Trafalgar Square leading to St Martin's Place and then Charing Cross Road; the Strand leading to the C ...

, and surrounded by the forest. The nearest places are

to the south and

Sewardstone Sewardstone is a hamlet and district of southern Waltham Abbey, in the Epping Forest District of Essex, England, lying between Epping Forest and the built-up areas of Waltham Abbey, Chingford and Enfield. It is 11.6 miles north-northeast of C ...

to the north. The area is completely residential (there are no shops, pub, or church) and most of the housing comprises very large, detached villas set in substantial grounds. It contains the UK headquarters of the scouting movement,

Gilwell Park Gilwell Park is a camp site and activity centre in East London located in the Sewardstonebury area of Waltham Abbey, within Epping Forest, near the border with Chingford. The site is owned by The Scout Association, is used by Scouting and ...

, and the exclusive West Essex golf club is based in the hamlet. No public transport services run through the area, although the nearest train station is

, within walking distance.

Nearest places

* Epping Forest *

External links

''Hidden London'' description of Sewardstonebury
Epping Forest District {{Essex-geo-stub