Ongar, Civil parish in Epping Forest District, England
Description
Ongar is a civil parish in Epping Forest District in England that spreads across 902 hectares and incorporates several village areas. The parish combines the settlements of Chipping Ongar, Greensted, Marden Ash, and Shelley into a single administrative region.
History
The parish was created in 1965 through the merger of three separate communities: Chipping Ongar, Greensted, and Shelley. Its name comes from Old English, reflecting the area's long history of settlement.
Culture
The area maintains a village character shaped by local schools and community institutions that serve the residents. These educational centers form the heart of everyday life in the parish.
Practical
The area is managed by Ongar Town Council, which handles planning matters and local development. Visitors should know that this is a rural administrative area with a dispersed character, so services and facilities are spread across several villages.
Did you know?
A former London Underground station marks the area's transportation heritage and now operates as part of the Epping Ongar Railway. This revived railway line reconnects the parish with its rail history after closure in 1994.
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Greensted Church
1.3 km
Epping Ongar Railway
4.2 km
Dial House
3.9 km
Kelvedon Hall
2.9 km
Blake Hall
2.6 km
St Martin's Church, Chipping Ongar
192 m
Weald Common Flood Meadows
5.4 km
Ongar Castle
339 m
Moreton Massey, Public House
4.5 km
Church of All Saints
3.3 km
Church of St Mary the Virgin
4.4 km
Church of St Peter and St Paul
2.5 km
Church of St Mary the Virgin
1.6 km
Church of St Germain
3.2 km
Church of St Margaret of Antioch
2.6 km
Church of St Peter
2.2 km
White Hart Public House
4.5 km
Black Hall
4.5 km
Shelley Hall
2.2 km
Pennyfeathers Farmhouse
4.1 km
Bundish Hall moated site
2.9 km
Budworth Hall
271 m
Lampetts
4.5 km
Littlebury
1.7 km
Milestone, High Road, Tyler's Green
5 km
Milestone, Epping Road, Bovinger, E of Travelodge, near bend in road
4.2 km
Milestone, Epping Road, jct with Penson's Lane, W of Four Wantz roundabout
1.4 km
Milestone, 100m W of mini-roundabout
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