varies in height from about 100 ft. above sea-level in the south to over 300 ft. at Toot Hill in the north-west. The River Roding forms the eastern and southern boundaries of the parish. A stream flows east across the north of the parish to join the Roding at Wash Bridge. Several smaller streams join the river farther south. Toot Hill is surrounded by large open fields and arable farms. Some farms include areas dedicated to equestrian development. It is located 2.3 miles (4 km) south-west of Chipping Ongar and 3.5 miles (6 km) east of Epping. It is in the civil parish of Stanford Rivers. It is close to neighbouring towns and villages such as Greensted Green, Greensted, North Weald, Bobbingworth, Bovinger, Clatterford End, Stanford Rivers, Little End and Chipping Ongar. Governance Toot Hill is represented at Westminster by Alex Burghart, MP for Brentwood and Ongar. In the 2015 local elections the Conservatives won 52% of the vote. Toot Hill is represented on the Essex County Council under the Ongar & Rural division of the Epping Forest district. In the 2017 county council elections the Conservative candidate won the division seat with 68.2% of the vote, followed by the Liberal Democrats with 12.6%. Further losing candidates were those of Labour and Co-operative, UK Independence Party, and English Democrats whose candidate was Robin Tilbrook. The Conservative candidate held the seat with a swing of +5.5%. The village of Toot Hill is governed locally by the Stanford Rivers Parish Council, a group of seven parish councilors representing Toot Hill, Clatterford End, Stanford Rivers and Little End. The parish council organises events including the Country Show. Culture and community The village public house is The Green Man; it was burned down in 1896 but rebuilt in 1907. Toot Hill's disused phone box has been transformed into an information kiosk with leaflets on attractions in Essex and London, telephone numbers and a map of the local area. Inside is a small stool and table. The Essex Way footpath runs through Toot Hill from Epping to Harwich. The Toot Hill Country Show takes place each year on the first Saturday in August. In recent years the show has relocated three miles to the west to a field at Stanford Rivers. In 2013 the village show celebrated its 60th year. Attractions include vintage cars, animals, food and ales. Toot Hill has an 18 hole, Par