Buckhurst Way, IG9

Place Name

By association with the nearby Buckhurst Hill, which was originally known as Bucket Hill, the name refers to a hill covered with beech trees. A hyrst is the Old English word for a wooded hill. The settlement owes its origin to being on the road from Loughton to Woodford which is an ancient way.

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