Foster Street

Foster Street
File:Foster Street Non-conformist Burial Ground (geograph 4542807).jpg Foster Street Non-conformist Burial Ground
Civil parish	North Weald Bassett
District	Epping Forest
Shire county	Essex
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England

Foster Street is a hamlet in the North Weald Bassett civil parish of the Epping Forest district in the English county of Essex. A non-conformist burying ground was established in 1677 by William Woodward, for the congregation that he was the leader of in the Harlow area. Among the burials are the radical editor Benjamin Flower, his wife Eliza, and their two daughters, the composer Eliza Flower and the poet Sarah Fuller Adams. The burial ground remained in use until 1979.

Nearby settlements

Nearby settlements include the town of Harlow and the area of Church Langley and the hamlets of Hastingwood, Threshers Bush and Hobbs Cross.

Transport

For transport there is the M11 motorway and the A414 road nearby.

References

• A-Z Essex (page 55)