Epping Forest is an area of ancient
woodland in south-east
England, straddling the border between north-east
Greater London and
Essex. Formed in approximately 8000 BC after the last
ice age, it covers nearly 6,000 acres (24 km²) and contains areas of
grassland,
heath,
rivers,
bogs and
ponds. Stretching between
Forest Gate in the south and
Epping in the north, Epping Forest is approximately 18 km long in the north-south direction, but no more than 4 km from east to west at its widest point, and in most places considerably narrower. The forest lies on a
ridge between the
valleys of the rivers
Lea and
Roding; its elevation and thin gravelly
soil - the result of glaciation - historically made it unsuitable for
agriculture. Embankments of two
Iron Age camps - Loughton Camp and
Ambresbury Banks - can be found hidden in the woodland. It gives its name to the Epping Forest local government district.
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