History of Epping

Epping, High Street 1921
Reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection.

White's Directory of Essex 1848

EPPING is a small market town, consisting chiefly of one long and wide street, upon a high ridge of table land, on the >>more.

White's Directory of Essex 1848 - list of inhabitants (carries on to two pages).

Epping Criminal Cases

Court cases involving Epping residents - ongoing project >>more.

Epping Snippets

When researching for this website we often find a little snippet of information on a location or subject which may be of interest. Here's one for Epping.

More local history sources

Ebay is now a great source for old images of Essex towns and villages. If you're looking for pictures to add to your family tree album, then try one of the auctions, or there are several 'Buy It Now' shops offering postcards which have been touched up and improved - so if you're unsure about bidding, try these. Link already formatted for Essex. Browse through or type the name of the location in the Ebay search box. >>

Also on Ebay are legal documents on vellum. This link is formatted for Essex. (Sometimes I think these should be in an archive.) >>

Books featuring Epping from Abebooks. Just click the logo. The search terms are already formatted for Epping.

Search for Epping census returns at ancestry.co.uk.

1841 England Census | 1851 England Census | 1861 England Census
1871 England Census | 1881 England Census | 1891 England Census
1901 England Census

Epping
Reproduced courtesy of Footsteps.
Quality reproductions of old photographs.

The Essex Record Office: an excellent starting point for research. The ERO has an online catalogue by the name of SEAX and a database of Parish Records held in the ERO. Access to both via their home page.

Excellent detailed information on the history of Epping appears in the Victorian Counties History Volume 5 (1966) available at a good library.

Extensive web site of the history of Epping.

Brief archeological history of Epping on the Essex County Council's Unlocking Essex.

Web site for the Epping Forest District Museum.

History of Epping workhouse.

History of the Epping to Ongar Railway.

1881 Ordnance Survey Map from the British History Online web site (Essex: 050, Ordnance Survey 1:10,560: Epoch 1.0).

Ordnance Survey - type the place name in the gazetteer search box to view detailed map of Epping.

Heritage Gateway. Database of national and local records of England's historic sites and buildings. Includes records and photographs of all listed buildings, and historical and archaeological information on locations throughout England.