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Theydon Bois ( or ) is a large residential village and civil parish in the Epping Forest district of the county of Essex, England. It is located 1.4 miles (2.2 km) south of Epping, 0.85 miles (1.3 km) northeast of Loughton and 6 miles (9.6 km) south of Harlow. The population is 3,993.〔()〕 Theydon Bois is within the bounds of the M25 motorway and is situated near to its junction with the M11 motorway. It is served by Theydon Bois tube station on the Central line and has one primary school. It lies on the edge of Epping Forest. A notable characteristic of the village is its complete absence of street lighting. Villagers have consistently voted against the installation of such lighting for decades, fearing that it would damage the traditional village ambience and require a rise in council tax. ==Etymology== The origin of the village place name comes from the family of Bois (de Bosco), which held the manor in the 12th and 13th centuries.〔(British History Report on Theyond Bois )〕 The village name is usually pronounced to rhyme with "''choice''" or just "''boys''". The second part of the village name has been 'Boys', with various spellings, as far back as can be traced. When the Great Eastern Railway built its branch to Ongar, it asked the clerk of the Epping Parish Council, a Mr John Windas, how it should be spelt. As he had some knowledge of French and in view of the village's proximity to the forest, he suggested the best spelling would be 'Bois'. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Theydon Bois」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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