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Loughton | |
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![]() High Road, Loughton | |
Location within Essex | |
Area | 15.30 km2 (5.91 sq mi) [1] |
Population | 33,353 (2021 census) |
• Density | 2,180/km2 (5,600/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TQ422961 |
• Charing Cross | 12 mi (19 km) SW |
Civil parish |
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District | |
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 | |
Website | http://www.loughton-tc.gov.uk |
Loughton (/ˈlaʊtən/) is a town and civil parish in the Epping Forest District of Essex, within the metropolitan and urban area of London, England, 12 miles (19 km) north-east of Charing Cross. The town borders Waltham Abbey, Theydon Bois, Chigwell, Chingford, and Buckhurst Hill.
The parish of Loughton covers part of Epping Forest. It is the most populous in the Epping Forest district, and second most populous in Essex (after Canvey Island). At the 2021 census, it had a population of 33,353.
Loughton has three conservation areas and there are 56 listed buildings in the town, together with a further fifty that are locally listed.[2]