Theydon Mount is a village and

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

in the

Epping Forest Epping Forest is a area of ancient woodland, and other established habitats, which straddles the border between Greater London and Essex. The main body of the forest stretches from Epping in the north, to Chingford on the edge of the London ...

district of the county of

Essex Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and G ...

, England. The village is notable for the Grade I listed Elizabethan mansion, Hill Hall.

History

The name "Theydon" is thought to mean 'valley where thatch (material) grows'. The word "Mount" derives from the hill on which it is located. Theydon Mount has been called ''Theydon Paulyn'', ''Theydon Lessington'', and ''Theydon Briwes'' in the past. The names from the former

lords of the manor Lord of the Manor is a title that, in Anglo-Saxon England, referred to the landholder of a rural estate. The lord enjoyed manorial rights (the rights to establish and occupy a residence, known as the manor house and demesne) as well as seigno ...

. The name Thoydon Mount has also been used. Theydon Bois, Garnon and Mount were recorded in the ''

Domesday Book Domesday Book () – the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book" – is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William I, known as William the Conqueror. The manusc ...

'' as 'Taindena' and 'Teidana'.

Geography

Theydon Mount is close to the

M25 motorway The M25 or London Orbital Motorway is a major road encircling most of Greater London. The motorway is one of the most important roads in the UK and one of the busiest. Margaret Thatcher opened the final section in 1986, making the M25 the lon ...

. The parish, which includes the hamlet of Mount End, has an area of 632 hectares and a population of 163 people. Nearby settlements include the town of

Epping Epping may refer to: Places Australia * Epping, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney ** Epping railway station, Sydney * Electoral district of Epping, the corresponding seat in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly * Epping Forest, Kearns, a he ...

, the villages of Theydon Bois,

Stapleford Tawney Stapleford Tawney is a village and civil parish in the Epping Forest district of Essex, England. Stapleford Tawney is approximately west-southwest from Chipping Ongar and southwest from the county town of Chelmsford. History Historically Stapl ...

Theydon Garnon Theydon Garnon is a village and civil parish in the Epping Forest district, in the county of Essex, England. The parish also includes the hamlet of Hobbs Cross. History Also recorded as Thoydon Garnon and Coopersale, "Theydon" is thought to mea ...

, the hamlets of Hobbs Cross,

Passingford Bridge Passingford Bridge is a bridge over the River Roding, and a surrounding hamlet, in the parish of Stapleford Abbotts in the Epping Forest district of Essex, England. It is located just within the northeastern bounds of the M25 motorway and is surro ...

Mount End Mount End is a hamlet in the civil parish of Theydon Mount, in the Epping Forest district, in the county of Essex, England. Transport Mount End is near the M25 and M11 motorways. Nearby settlements include the town of Epping, the village of ...

and

Fiddlers Hamlet Fiddlers Hamlet is a hamlet in the civil parish of Epping, within the Epping Forest District of Essex, England, and is south-east from the market town of Epping, separated by farm and fields. The M11 motorway runs to the east, with Junction 7 ...

Landmarks

Hill Hall is a Grade I Listed country house. It was built in 1557–1558 for Sir Thomas Smith. The house was occupied in the 1930s by Lord Edward Hay. Theydon Mount has a church called St Michael which was completed in 1614 by Sir William Smith and is Grade I Listed. The original church was St Michael and St Stephen which burnt down in 1611. Mount Hall was near to the site of Hill Hall, there are no remains of it.

Education

Theydon Mount had a school which closed in 1942, the children were transferred to Theydon Garnon.

References

External links

* {{authority control Villages in Essex Civil parishes in Essex Epping Forest District