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North Weald Bassett is a village and civil parish in the Epping Forest

Epping Forest (district)

Epping Forest is a local government district of the county of Essex, England. It is named after Epping Forest, of which the district contains a large part...

district of the county of Essex

Essex

Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. It is located 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Epping

Epping

Epping is a small market town and civil parish in the Epping Forest district of the County of Essex, England. It is located north-east of Loughton, south of Harlow and north-west of Brentwood....

, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south-east of Chipping Ongar

Chipping Ongar

Chipping Ongar is a small market town, and a civil parish called Ongar, in the Epping Forest district of the county of Essex, England. It is located East of Epping, South-East of Harlow and North-West of Brentwood.-Geography:...

and 3.2 miles (5.1 km) south of Harlow

Harlow

Harlow is a new town and local government district in Essex, England. It is located in the west of the county and on the border with Hertfordshire, on the Stort Valley, The town is near the M11 motorway and forms part of the London commuter belt.The district has a current population of 78,889...

.

The village is known in the South East of England

South East England

South East England is one of the nine official regions of England, designated in 1994 and adopted for statistical purposes in 1999. It consists of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey and West Sussex...

for its market, held every Saturday and Bank Holiday Monday at North Weald Airfield

North Weald Airfield

North Weald Airfield is an operational airfield, near the village of North Weald Bassett in Epping Forest, Essex, England. It was an important fighter station during the Battle of Britain, when it was known as the RAF Station RAF North Weald. It is the home of North Weald Airfield Museum...

. The market is the biggest open air market in the country. To the east of the village can be found the first organic

Organic farming

Organic farming is the form of agriculture that relies on techniques such as crop rotation, green manure, compost and biological pest control to maintain soil productivity and control pests on a farm...

farm in Essex

Essex

, Ashlyns Organic Farm

Organic farming

Bus

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Epping

Epping is a small market town and civil parish in the Epping Forest district of the County of Essex, England. It is located north-east of Loughton, south of Harlow and north-west of Brentwood....

/Epping Station

Epping tube station

Epping on the London Underground is the north-eastern terminus of the Central Line. The station before Epping is Theydon Bois, which is about three minutes travelling time away. Epping station is in the Epping Forest District of Essex...

to Chelmsford Bus Station

Chelmsford

Chelmsford is the county town of Essex, England and the principal settlement of the borough of Chelmsford. It is located in the London commuter belt, approximately northeast of Charing Cross, London, and approximately the same distance from the once provincial Roman capital at Colchester...

via Ongar

Chipping Ongar

|Mon-Fri
|Regal Busways

Regal Busways

Regal Busways Ltd is a small bus operator established in 2001 and based in Essex. Their services operate through 30 local communities including Chelmsford, Epping, The Hanningfields, Canvey Island, Harlow, Ongar, Pleshey, Toot Hill, Upshire, Waltham Abbey, Waltham Cross and Wickford.-History:Regal...

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|Brentwood Warley Old Ford

Brentwood, Essex

Brentwood is a town and the principal settlement of the Borough of Brentwood, in the county of Essex in the east of England. It is located in the London commuter belt, 20 miles east north-east of Charing Cross in London, and near the M25 motorway....

/Ongar Two Brewers

Chipping Ongar

to Harlow Bus Station

Harlow

via Epping Station

Epping tube station

|Mon-Sat. Route 20 operates Ongar-Epping-Harlow, route 21 operates Brentwood-Ongar-Epping-Harlow.
|SM Coaches

SM Coaches

S.M. Coaches is a bus and coach operating company based in Harlow, Essex in the United Kingdom. They mostly operate local services around Harlow, as well as school services and private hire. Olympian Coaches is also a part of the business, operating school services, private hire and commuter...

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|Ongar

Chipping Ongar

/Toot Hill

Toot Hill

Toot Hill is a village in the Epping Forest District, in the English county of Essex.- Geography :Nearby settlements include the town of Chipping Ongar, the village of Greensted and the hamlets of Greensted Green and Clatterford End.-Location grid:...

/Coopersale

Epping

Epping is a small market town and civil parish in the Epping Forest district of the County of Essex, England. It is located north-east of Loughton, south of Harlow and north-west of Brentwood....

to Harlow Bus Station

Harlow

via Epping

Epping

Epping is a small market town and civil parish in the Epping Forest district of the County of Essex, England. It is located north-east of Loughton, south of Harlow and north-west of Brentwood....

, Epping Green

Epping Green, Essex

Epping Green is a small village situated on the B181 between Epping and Harlow.The village is in the parish of Epping Upland which stretches from the Wake Arms pub near Upshire to the outskirts of Harlow taking in parts of Thornwood and Rye Hill....

, Roydon

Roydon

Roydon may refer to:* the given name of Roydon Hayes , New Zealander cricketer*Roydon, Essex, English village*Roydon, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, English village*Roydon, South Norfolk, English village...

|Mon-Sat. Essex CC contract.
|Regal Busways

Regal Busways

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|Ongar

Chipping Ongar

/Toot Hill

Toot Hill

/Coopersale

Epping

Epping is a small market town and civil parish in the Epping Forest district of the County of Essex, England. It is located north-east of Loughton, south of Harlow and north-west of Brentwood....

via Epping

Epping

Epping is a small market town and civil parish in the Epping Forest district of the County of Essex, England. It is located north-east of Loughton, south of Harlow and north-west of Brentwood....

, Epping Green

Epping Green, Essex

, Roydon

Roydon

|Mon-Sat.
|SM Coaches

SM Coaches

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|Ongar Two Brewers

Chipping Ongar

to Harlow Bus Station

Harlow

via Epping

Epping

Epping is a small market town and civil parish in the Epping Forest district of the County of Essex, England. It is located north-east of Loughton, south of Harlow and north-west of Brentwood....

|Sundays only. Essex CC contract.
|Arriva Shires & Essex

Arriva Shires & Essex

Arriva Shires & Essex is a division of Arriva, with operations in Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and London. It is one of many private operators of London Buses. Until 2002 its operations included Colchester...

Also see List of bus routes in Essex.

Train

Since the closure of the Central Line between Epping

Epping tube station

and Ongar

Ongar tube station

Ongar tube station is a former London Underground station in the town of Chipping Ongar, Essex. Until its closure in 1994, it was the easternmost point of the Central line, and from 1961 until closure, it held the distinction of being the London Underground station farthest from Central...

in 1994, there is no longer a daily commuter train service in the village. The Epping Ongar Railway

Epping Ongar Railway

The Epping Ongar Railway operates on a preserved railway along the final section of the old Great Eastern Railway and London Underground Central Line branch line between Epping and Ongar, with an intermediate station at North Weald...

operates the former Central Line track, from North Weald Station on Sundays every hour to Ongar Station.

The nearest London Underground

London Underground

The London Underground is a rapid transit system serving a large part of Greater London and some parts of Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex in England...

service to the village is Epping

Epping tube station

which is served by the Central Line

Central Line

The Central line is a London Underground line, coloured red on the tube map. It is a deep-level "tube" line, running east-west across London, and, at , has the greatest total length of track of any line on the Underground. Of the 49 stations served, 20 are below ground...

. The closest National Rail

National Rail

National Rail is a title used by the Association of Train Operating Companies as a generic term to define the passenger rail services operated in Great Britain...

service is from Harlow Town

Harlow Town railway station

Harlow Town railway station serves the town of Harlow in Essex, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by National Express East Anglia.-History:...

, which is served by the West Anglia Main Line

West Anglia Main Line

The West Anglia Main Line is one of the two main lines which run from London Liverpool Street, the other being the Great Eastern Main Line. It runs generally north from London, through the towns of Cheshunt, Broxbourne, Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Audley End station before reaching Cambridge,...

and is operated by National Express East Anglia.

Sport

North Weald is home to Bantham and Ongar Bowls Club who play behind the Talbot pub and North Weald Wireless Station Bowls Club who play next to the old BT Telecom site. North Weald is also home to North Weald Cricket Club who play on the Memorial Playing Fields on School Green Lane. There is also two football teams, Weald Bassett who are a junior side and North Weald who play in the Bishop's Stortford and District Football League their first team play at Stonards Hill in Epping

Epping

Epping is a small market town and civil parish in the Epping Forest district of the County of Essex, England. It is located north-east of Loughton, south of Harlow and north-west of Brentwood....

whilst the reserves play at the Memorial Playing Fields.

Place of Interest

The Redoubt / Mobilisation Centre at North Weald was built at the end of the 19th century. It was one of several built to provide ammunition to protect London if war ever broke out. One Allen Williams Turret still survives there, 199 of these were built in the UK. This is possibly one of the last survivors. Two were built at North Weald to protect a nearby radio station.

External links

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