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Epping

British

/ ˈɛpɪŋ /

noun

a town in E England, in Essex, on the edge of Epping Forest: a residential centre for London. Pop: 9889 (2001)

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However, the council spokeswoman said it was "completely unfair" to award costs to Mahmood, saying it was the Home Office's policies "that led to the appalling incidents" in Epping.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

Antonio shattered his femur in four different places after his Ferrari spun off the road and crashed into a tree in Epping Forest during Storm Darragh.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

About 60 people make up the congregation of Holy Innocents Church at High Beach in Epping Forest, though none of them are as famous as Daniel Craig, Glenn Close or Mila Kunis.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2025

Epping councillor Ken Williamson urged the Home Office to "reconsider" its position, adding that the council was "bitterly disappointed".

From Barron's • Nov. 11, 2025

Of this Epping Forest I knew, as most men do, something from hearsay and from desultory reading.

From Through East Anglia in a Motor Car by Vincent, J. E. (James Edmund)

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