North Weald

North Weald

St Andrews Church
North Weald
 North Weald shown within Essex
OS grid referenceTL495045
Civil parishNorth Weald Bassett
DistrictEpping Forest
Shire countyEssex
RegionEast
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town EPPING
Postcode district CM16
Dialling code 01992
Police Essex
Fire Essex
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England
UK ParliamentBrentwood and Ongar
List of places
UK
England
Essex

Coordinates: 51°43′09″N 0°09′46″E / 51.71930°N 0.16284°E / 51.71930; 0.16284

North Weald Bassett, also known as North Weald , is a village in the civil parish of North Weald Bassett the Epping Forest district of the county of Essex, England.[1] It is located 2.2 miles (3.5 km) east of Epping, 4.5 miles (7.2 km) North-West of Chipping Ongar and 3.7 miles (6.0 km) south of Harlow. South Weald is located approximately 8 miles to the southeast.

A market is held every Saturday and Bank Holiday Monday at North Weald Airfield. The market used to be the largest open air market in the country, but has now reduced its size over the years[2] To the east of the village can be found the first organic farm in Essex,, Ashlyns Organic Farm.

Transport

Bus

Bus services are provided by Arriva Shires & Essex, Regal Busways and SM Coaches.

Train

Since the closure of the Central line between Epping and Ongar in 1994, there is no longer a daily commuter train service in the village. The Epping Ongar Railway operates the former Central line track, from North Weald Station on Sundays every hour to Ongar Station.

The nearest London Underground service to the village is Epping which is served by the Central line. The closest National Rail service is from Harlow Town, which is served by the West Anglia Main Line and is operated by Abellio Greater Anglia.

Road

A number of major arterial roads run nearby including the M25.

Air

An iconic WW2 airfield remains popular with private flyers, North Weald Airfield.

Sport

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

Places of interest

The Redoubt / Mobilisation Centre [3] 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 Allan Williams Turret still survives there, 199 of these were built in the United Kingdom. This is possibly one of the last survivors. Two were built at North Weald to protect a nearby radio station.

In the Media

Channel Four's Television show, Chewing Gum , filmed part of their Second Series down Vicarage Lane to which that Series is hoping to be aired late-2016.

References

Media related to North Weald Bassett at Wikimedia Commons

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