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Epping Forest history
Early history to 17th century
The name “Epping Forest” was first recorded in the 17th century . Prior to this it was part of the larger Waltham Forest, which gives its name to the present-day London Borough of Waltham Forest .
Queen Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge
In 1543, Henry commissioned a building, known as Great Standing, from which to view the chase at Chingford . The building was renovated in 1589 for Queen Elizabeth I and is now known as Queen Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge .
17th to 19th centuries
The forest was principally used as a source of shipbuilding timber for the Royal Navy . The timber was taken overland to Barking Creek and floated in rafts to the Royal Dockyards at Woolwich and Deptford .
Fighting enclosure
In the first decades of the 19th century, the Lord Warden of Epping Forest, William Long-Wellesley, acquiesced to the enclosure of 3,000 acres (1,200 ha) by the lords of the manors who held freeholds in the forest . The government was keen to enclose land for farming and building development and allowed the Commissioners of Woods, Forests and Land Revenues to sell off further land . By 1870, the unenclosed forest had shrunk to only 3,500 acres .
“The People’s Forest”
Queen Victoria dedicated Epping Forest to the use and enjoyment of my people for all time in 1882 . The City of London Corporation still manages the forest in strict conformity with the Epping forest Act . The Conservators administer the forest from The Warren, modern offices built in the grounds of Grade II* listed Warren House, Loughton .
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