Chipping Ongar
Built-up area in Epping Forest, Essex, England
| Coordinates: | 51.703, 0.244 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | TL 55 02 |
| Population: | 6,093 |
| Dialling code: | 01277 (Brentwood) |
Chipping Ongar is a small historic market town in the district of Epping Forest, Essex, England. It sits by the River Roding and is surrounded by farmland and patches of woodland, with a compact high street of timber‑framed and Georgian buildings that still hint at its market town roots.
The "Chipping" in the name denotes its medieval market origins and the area retains a strong local identity, independent shops and a scattering of traditional pubs. Nearby Greensted is famed for its ancient wooden church, and the heritage Epping Ongar Railway - once part of the London Underground network - is a popular local attraction; many residents commute to the capital while enjoying the town’s rural, historic atmosphere.
Postcode districts covering Chipping Ongar
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 23.6 miles38 km
- Islington 18.6 miles29.9 km
- Southend-on-Sea 22.8 miles36.6 km
- City of Westminster 21.9 miles35.2 km
- Bexley 17.2 miles27.7 km
- Basildon 13.2 miles21.3 km
- Chelmsford 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Harlow 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Stevenage 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Grays 15.6 miles25 km
- St. Albans 24.4 miles39.2 km
- Barking and Dagenham 11.6 miles18.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Shelley Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Ongar Parish 1 mile1.6 km
- Stanford Rivers Parish 1.6 miles2.5 km
- High Ongar Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Bobbingworth Parish 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Stondon Massey Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Paslow Wood Common Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Toot Hill Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Fyfield Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Moreton Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Kelvedon Hatch Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Rural East Ward 3.2 miles5.2 km
Example postcodes in Chipping Ongar
CM5 9BT, CM5 9DF, CM5 9EX, CM5 9BB, CM5 9SZ, CM5 9AE, CM5 9EQ, CM5 9JT, CM5 5BX … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 12.5 miles20.2 km
- London City Airport 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Ongar Railway Station 0.4 miles0.6 km
- North Weald Railway Station 3.5 miles5.6 km
Hotels near Chipping Ongar Ad
- The Black Bull Inn 5 3 miles4.8 km
- Down Hall Hotel 4 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Marygreen Manor Hotel 4 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Holiday Inn Express Harlow 3 7.7 miles12.5 km
- Holiday Inn Brentwood M25, Jct. 28 4 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Funky Monk Restaurant and Rooms 5 5.6 miles9 km
- Ivy Hill Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection 3 7.2 miles11.6 km
- De Rougemont Manor 8.2 miles13.1 km
- 4 Sisters Inn 4 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Waltham Abbey 4 9.3 miles15 km
Schools in Chipping Ongar
- Chipping Ongar Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Ongar Castle Historic site 0.2 miles0.4 km
- Furze Woods Forest 2 miles3.1 km
- Pirgo Historic site 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Copped Hall Estate 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Hylands Estate 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Epping Forest Forest 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge Historic site 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Woodford Wells Historic site 11.2 miles18 km
- Victoria Road Stadium 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Barking Abbey Historic site 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Leytonstone Library Library 13.7 miles22 km
- Boleyn Ground Stadium 14.8 miles23.8 km