BUCKHURST

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales...., by John Marius Wilson. circa 1866

BUCKHURST, a chapelry in Chigwell and Loughton parishes, Essex; on the Eastern Counties railway, adjacent to Epping forest, 9 and ¾ miles NE of Bishopsgate, London. It has a station, of the name of Buckhurst-hill, on the railway, and a post-office, of the name of Buckhurst, under Woodford, London, N.E. It was constituted in 1838. Pop., 902. Houses 147. The living is a p. cracy in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £60. Patron, the Vicar of Chigwell. The church is modern and neat; and there is an independent chapel.

Transcribed by Noel Clark

Is the following Myth, Legend or Fact?

"Buckhurst Hill: The name of the pub, The Bald Faced Stag, recalls a hunting ritual which took place there every Easter Monday from the 12 century to the 1880s. A tame stag, decorated with ribbons, was released in Epping Forest and hunted by up to 500 riders of all classes from 'dandies and dustmen' to the 'nobocracy and snobocracy', all dressed in colourful and motley clothing. After the unfortunate beast had been hunted to death, handfuls of hair were snatched from it's face as trophies of the chase."

Provided my Ann Major