Ongar
Ward in Epping Forest, Essex, England
| Coordinates: | 51.711, 0.246 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 55 03 |
| Dialling code: | 01277 (Brentwood) |
Ongar is a small ward centred on the historic market town of Chipping Ongar in the Epping Forest district of Essex, England. It sits amid rolling Essex countryside along the River Roding valley, close to the Metropolitan Green Belt and within commuting distance of London, giving it a semi-rural character with easy access to urban services.
The area is notable for its historic core of timber‑framed buildings and listed conservation areas, and for the preserved Epping Ongar Railway, which attracts visitors to the locality. The local economy mixes independent shops and pubs, light agriculture and a significant commuter population, while community life is shaped by local events, heritage interests and small‑scale tourism.
Postcode districts covering Ongar
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Islington 19 miles30.5 km
- Southend-on-Sea 22.9 miles36.9 km
- City of Westminster 22.3 miles35.9 km
- Bexley 17.7 miles28.6 km
- Basildon 13.6 miles21.8 km
- Chelmsford 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Harlow 7.2 miles11.5 km
- Stevenage 22.9 miles36.8 km
- Grays 16 miles25.8 km
- St. Albans 24.4 miles39.3 km
- Barking and Dagenham 12.1 miles19.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Shelley Built-up area 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Chipping Ongar Built-up area 0.5 miles0.9 km
- Ongar Parish 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Bobbingworth Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- High Ongar Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Stanford Rivers Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Fyfield Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Moreton Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Paslow Wood Common Built-up area 2.5 miles3.9 km
- Toot Hill Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Stondon Massey Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Rural East Ward 2.7 miles4.3 km
Example postcodes in Ongar
CM5 9AX, CM5 9HP, CM5 0BS, CM5 0BG, CM5 9TB, CM5 0AT, CM5 9FH, CM5 0BW, CM5 9NQ … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 12 miles19.4 km
- London City Airport 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Ongar Railway Station 0.2 miles0.3 km
- North Weald Railway Station 3.5 miles5.6 km
Hotels near Ongar Ad
- The Black Bull Inn 5 2.5 miles4 km
- Down Hall Hotel 4 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Marygreen Manor Hotel 4 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Holiday Inn Express Harlow 3 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Funky Monk Restaurant and Rooms 5 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Holiday Inn Brentwood M25, Jct. 28 4 7 miles11.3 km
- Ivy Hill Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection 3 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Roydon Marina Village Hotel 8.5 miles13.7 km
- De Rougemont Manor 8.6 miles13.9 km
- 4 Sisters Inn 4 8.1 miles13.1 km
Schools in Ongar
- Chipping Ongar Primary School Primary
- High Ongar Primary School Primary
- Ongar Primary School Primary
- The Ongar Academy Secondary
Local points of interest
- Ongar Castle Historic site 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Furze Woods Forest 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Pirgo Historic site 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Copped Hall Estate 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Hylands Estate 8.1 miles13 km
- Epping Forest Forest 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge Historic site 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Woodford Wells Historic site 11.5 miles18.6 km
- Victoria Road Stadium 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Barking Abbey Historic site 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Leytonstone Library Library 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Tilty Abbey Historic site 14.4 miles23.2 km