Loughton () is a town and civil parish in the Epping Forest District of Essex. Part of the Greater London Urban Area, the town borders Chingford, Waltham Abbey, Theydon Bois, Chigwell and Buckhurst Hill, and 12 miles northeast of Charing Cross.
The parish of Loughton covers part of Epping Forest, in 1996 some parts of the south of the old parish were transferred to Buckhurst Hill parish, and other small portions to Chigwell and Theydon Bois. It is the most populous civil parish in the Epping Forest district, and within Essex it is the second most populous civil parish and the second largest in the area.
Loughton has three conservation areas and there are 56 listed buildings in the town, together with a further 50 that are locally listed.
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loughton
Coordinates 51°38'48.141" N 0°3'15.875" E
