Shelley
Built-up area in Epping Forest, Essex, England
| Coordinates: | 51.715, 0.245 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 55 04 |
| Dialling code: | 01277 (Brentwood) |
Shelley is a small, rural village and civil parish in the district of Epping Forest in north‑west Essex, England. Set among farmland and pockets of woodland, it has the quiet character of many traditional Essex villages, with a scattering of historic cottages and farmsteads that hint at medieval origins and a long agricultural past.
Today Shelley remains largely residential and agricultural, with a local community that relies on nearby towns and London for many jobs and services. The village’s lanes and nearby woodlands make it popular with walkers and cyclists, and social life tends to centre on the parish institutions and occasional village events that help sustain a close‑knit rural community.
Postcode districts covering Shelley
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 24 miles
- Islington 19.1 miles
- Southend-on-Sea 23.1 miles
- City of Westminster 22.5 miles
- Bexley 18 miles
- Basildon 13.8 miles
- Chelmsford 10.2 miles
- Harlow 7 miles
- Stevenage 22.7 miles
- Grays 16.3 miles
- St. Albans 24.3 miles
- Barking and Dagenham 12.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Chipping Ongar Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Ongar Parish 0.9 miles
- Bobbingworth Parish 1.7 miles
- Fyfield Built-up area 1.8 miles
- High Ongar Parish 2 miles
- Moreton Built-up area 2 miles
- Stanford Rivers Parish 2.2 miles
- Rural East Ward 2.4 miles
- Toot Hill Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Paslow Wood Common Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Stondon Massey Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Magdalen Laver Parish 3.2 miles
Example postcodes in Shelley
CM5 0BJ, CM5 0BX, CM5 0FJ, CM5 0BT, CM5 0DA, CM5 0BB, CM5 0FF, CM5 0AP, CM5 0AU … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 11.7 miles
- London City Airport 16.6 miles
- Ongar Railway Station 0.5 miles
- North Weald Railway Station 3.5 miles
Hotels near Shelley Ad
- Marygreen Manor Hotel 4 7.2 miles
- The Green Man Hotel 3 6.5 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Harlow 3 7.4 miles
- Funky Monk Hotel 5 5.7 miles
- Down Hall Hotel 4 5.8 miles
- The Harlow Hotel By AccorHotels 3 5.8 miles
- Premier Inn Harlow East 3 6.1 miles
- Holiday Inn Brentwood 4 7.3 miles
- Harlow International Hostel 3 7.5 miles
- Memorial University of Newfoundland, Harlow Campus 4 6.8 miles
Schools in Shelley
- Ongar Primary School Primary
- The Ongar Academy Secondary
Local points of interest
- Ongar Castle Historic site 0.7 miles
- Furze Woods Forest 1.6 miles
- Pirgo Historic site 6.9 miles
- Copped Hall Estate 8 miles
- Hylands Estate 8.1 miles
- Epping Forest Forest 9.5 miles
- Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge Historic site 11.2 miles
- Woodford Wells Historic site 11.7 miles
- Victoria Road Stadium 12.1 miles
- Tilty Abbey Historic site 14.2 miles
- Leytonstone Library Library 14.3 miles
- Barking Abbey Historic site 14.3 miles