Buckhurst Hill is an affluent suburban town within the Epping Forest district of Essex in England. Positioned adjacent to Greater London's northern border, it forms part of the Greater London Urban Area. It's to the west of Essex, roughly 10 miles (17 kilometres) northeast of Charing Cross and near the boundary with the London Borough of Redbridge. Parts of Epping Forest are in Buckhurst Hill and are intermingled with residential areas. The nearest areas are Chigwell, Chingford, Loughton and Woodford. As per the 2011 Census, the town features a permanent population of approximately 11,400 residents. The first record of Buckhurst Hill is in 1135, when reference was made to 'La Bocherste', becoming in later years 'Bucket Hill', originally meaning a hill covered with beech trees. It sat in Epping Forest and consisted of only a handful of scattered houses along the old road from Woodford to Loughton. Before the building of the railways, Buckhurst Hill was on the stage coach route between London and Cambridge, Norwich, Bury St Edmunds and Dunmow. Historically it was a part of the parish of Chigwell; there was no road connecting the 2 communities and to be able to get to church, parishioners had to ford the River Roding at Woodford. The establishment of Buckhurst Hill Station in 1856 saw a rapid expansion in the population of the area, with about 600 new homes having been constructed near the station by 1871. The town is also home to Buckhurst Hill Football Club and Buckhurst Hill Cricket Club. For all your home improvement jobs, be sure that you employ vetted professionals in Buckhurst Hill to make sure that you get a great quality service .