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St John the Baptist Church, Buckhurst Hill
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St John the Baptist, Buckhurst Hill
51°37′44.9″N 0°1′59.6″E / 51.629139°N 0.033222°E / 51.629139; 0.033222
Denomination Church of England
Website St John the Baptist Church
History
Founded 1837
Dedication Saint John
Architecture
Functional status Parish church
Heritage designation Grade II
Designated 29 May 1984
Architectural type Church
Administration
Parish Buckhurst Hill
Deanery Epping Forest and Ongar
Archdeaconry Harlow
Diocese Chelmsford
Province Canterbury

St John the Baptist Church, or St John's, is a Church of England parish church in the town of Buckhurst Hill in Essex, England.

History

The church was built in 1837 as a chapel of ease. The following year Buckhurst Hill was constituted a separate ecclesiastical district. At this time the area was part of the ancient parish of Chigwell. Buckhurst Hill did not become a separate parish until 1867. In June 2017 the church celebrated its 180th anniversary.

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