Ongar
Ongar is a civil parish in the Epping Forest District of Essex, England.
The parish is named after its main settlement of Chipping Ongar and also includes the settlements of Greensted, Greensted Green, Marden Ash, and Shelley. The parish has been declared to be a town by its parish council. The Royal Mail uses Ongar as the name for the post town covering the area; the name Chipping Ongar is not used in official postal addresses. Ongar is located 21 miles (34 km) north-east of London and 10 miles (16 km) west of Chelmsford. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 7,138.
Getting around Ongar the local way
- Get inA low-cost minibus company, Stansted Transfer operates between London and Stansted Airport.
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