Buckhurst Hill is a well off suburban town in the Epping Forest district of Essex in England. Situated adjacent to Greater London's northern border, it forms a part of the Greater London Urban Area. It is to the west of Essex, roughly 10 miles (17 kilometres) northeast of Charing Cross and close to the boundary with the London Borough of Redbridge. Parts of Epping Forest are in Buckhurst Hill mixed in with residential areas. The nearest places are Chigwell, Chingford, Loughton and Woodford. As measured in the 2011 Census, the town features a permanent population of around 11,380 residents. The first mention of Buckhurst Hill is in 1135, when reference was made to 'La Bocherste', becoming in later years 'Bucket Hill', traditionally meaning a hill covered with beech trees. It lay in Epping Forest and consisted of only a few scattered houses along the ancient road from Woodford to Loughton. Prior to the building of the railways, Buckhurst Hill was on the stage coach route in between London and Cambridge, Norwich, Bury St Edmunds and Dunmow. Historically it was part of the parish of Chigwell; there was no road which connected the two communities and as a way to get to church, residents had to ford the River Roding at Woodford. The establishment of Buckhurst Hill Station in 1856 led to a fast expansion in the population of the area, with almost six hundred new homes having been constructed close to the station by 1871. The town also hosts the Buckhurst Hill Football Club and Buckhurst Hill Cricket Club. For all of your house improvement work, make sure that you employ trusted professionals in Buckhurst Hill to make sure that you get a good quality service .