Roydon Primary School

Roydon is a small village located in the Epping Forest district of the County of Essex, England. It is located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of Harlow, 3.5 miles (5.7 km) east of Hoddesdon and 4.6 miles (7.4 km) north-west of Epping.It lies on the Stort Navigation and River Stort. The village is recorded in the Domesday Book as Ruindune and appears later as Reidona in c. 1130, as Reindon in 1204, and as Roindon in 1208.The village has a village shop, Sub Post Office, Pharmacy and Church. The Church, St Peter's, dates from the Middle Ages and was given Grade I listed status on 20 February 1967.TransportTrainThe village is served by Roydon railway station on the West Anglia Main Line, with trains operated by Abellio Greater Anglia linking the village to London Liverpool Street and Cambridge.