Chipping Ongar
Built-up area in Epping Forest, Essex, England
| Coordinates: | 51.703, 0.244 |
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| 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 miles
- Islington 18.6 miles
- Southend-on-Sea 22.8 miles
- City of Westminster 21.9 miles
- Bexley 17.2 miles
- Basildon 13.2 miles
- Chelmsford 10.4 miles
- Harlow 7.4 miles
- Stevenage 23.1 miles
- Grays 15.6 miles
- St. Albans 24.4 miles
- Barking and Dagenham 11.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Shelley Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Ongar Parish 1 mile
- Stanford Rivers Parish 1.6 miles
- High Ongar Parish 1.9 miles
- Bobbingworth Parish 2.1 miles
- Stondon Massey Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Paslow Wood Common Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Toot Hill Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Fyfield Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Moreton Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Kelvedon Hatch Built-up area 3 miles
- Rural East Ward 3.2 miles
Example postcodes in Chipping Ongar
CM5 9FJ, CM5 9FP, CM5 9LA, CM5 9HR, CM5 9FS, CM5 9BE, CM5 9JX, CM5 9BG, CM5 9GZ … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 12.5 miles
- London City Airport 15.9 miles
- Ongar Railway Station 0.4 miles
- North Weald Railway Station 3.5 miles
Hotels near Chipping Ongar Ad
- Marygreen Manor Hotel 4 6.4 miles
- Holiday Inn Brentwood 4 6.5 miles
- Funky Monk Hotel 5 5.6 miles
- The Green Man Hotel 3 7.1 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Harlow 3 7.8 miles
- The Harlow Hotel By AccorHotels 3 6.2 miles
- Premier Inn Brentwood 3 6.6 miles
- Premier Inn Harlow East 3 6.5 miles
- Down Hall Hotel 4 6.6 miles
- Harlow International Hostel 3 8 miles
Schools in Chipping Ongar
- Chipping Ongar Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Ongar Castle Historic site 0.2 miles
- Furze Woods Forest 2 miles
- Pirgo Historic site 6.1 miles
- Copped Hall Estate 7.7 miles
- Hylands Estate 8.1 miles
- Epping Forest Forest 9.1 miles
- Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge Historic site 10.8 miles
- Woodford Wells Historic site 11.2 miles
- Victoria Road Stadium 11.3 miles
- Barking Abbey Historic site 13.6 miles
- Leytonstone Library Library 13.7 miles
- Boleyn Ground Stadium 14.8 miles