Sheering
Built-up area in Epping Forest, Essex, England
| Coordinates: | 51.803, 0.185 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 50 13 |
| Population: | 891 |
| Dialling code: | 01279 (Bishops Stortford) |
Sheering is a small village and civil parish in the district of Epping Forest in the county of Essex, England. It sits close to the Hertfordshire border near Sawbridgeworth and Harlow, set in a low‑lying rural landscape of farmland, ponds and hedgerows, and is within commuting distance of London.
Traditionally agricultural, the village retains a historic parish church and a compact village centre; today its economy is a mix of farming, small local businesses and residents who commute to nearby towns. There is an active parish community with a village hall, clubs and pubs, and the surrounding countryside is popular for walking, riding and other outdoor pursuits while benefitting from good transport links.
Postcode districts covering Sheering
Most populated places nearby
- Islington 21.7 miles
- Bexley 23.6 miles
- Basildon 20.1 miles
- Chelmsford 13.5 miles
- Harlow 4.1 miles
- Stevenage 17.4 miles
- Grays 22.9 miles
- St. Albans 21.9 miles
- Barking and Dagenham 17.5 miles
- Welwyn Garden City 16.3 miles
- Cheshunt 12.3 miles
- Dartford 24.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Hatfield Heath Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Sawbridgeworth Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Matching Parish 1.7 miles
- Old Harlow Ward 2 miles
- Matching Green Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Little Hallingbury Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Spellbrook Built-up area 2.6 miles
- High Wych Parish 3 miles
- Church Langley North & Newhall Ward 3 miles
- Hatfield Broad Oak Built-up area 3 miles
- High Laver Parish 3.1 miles
- Mark Hall Ward 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Sheering
CM22 7NX, CM22 7LU, CM22 7LR, CM22 7LD, CM22 7NE, CM22 7NW, CM22 7NL, CM22 7LN, CM22 7LH … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 6.1 miles
- London City Airport 21.3 miles
- Sawbridgeworth Railway Station 1.3 miles
- Harlow Mill Station 2.4 miles
Hotels near Sheering Ad
- Down Hall Hotel 4 1.1 miles
- Hunters Meet 3 1.4 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Harlow 3 4.4 miles
- Hampton by Hilton London Stansted Airport 3 6.4 miles
- The Great Hallingbury Manor Hotel 4 4.6 miles
- Novotel London Stansted Airport 4 5.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Express London Stansted Airport 3 5.7 miles
- The Black Bull Inn 5 5.8 miles
- Roydon Marina Village Hotel 2 5.1 miles
- Roydon Marina Village Hotel 2 5.1 miles
Schools in Sheering
- Sheering C of E Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Furze Woods Forest 7.1 miles
- Ongar Castle Historic site 7.3 miles
- Copped Hall Estate 9.7 miles
- Tilty Abbey Historic site 9.7 miles
- Epping Forest Forest 12 miles
- Pirgo Historic site 12.6 miles
- Hylands Estate 12.8 miles
- Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge Historic site 13.7 miles
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 14.2 miles
- Woodford Wells Historic site 14.7 miles
- Audley End House and Gardens Museum 15.1 miles
- Saffron Walden Museum Museum 15.5 miles