Loughton
- Alternate uses, see Loughton (disambiguation).
Loughton is a town in Essex, England in the London commuter belt. It is inside the M25, has a London Underground station and a London (020) area code however it is outside the Greater London border.
It has a population of about 30,000 and is administered by Epping Forest district council and Loughton Town Council. Loughton covers about 3,500 acres (14 km²), of which over 1,300 acres (5 km²) are open forest land. The town is principally residential, but is also home to the Bank of England's printing works, where all English banknotes are printed.
