High Ongar is a village and civil parish in the County of

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, England. It is located a mile (1½ km) north-east of

Chipping Ongar Chipping Ongar () is a market town and former civil parish, now in the parish of Ongar, in the Epping Forest District of the county of Essex, England. It is located east of Epping, southeast of Harlow and northwest of Brentwood. In 2020 th ...

, 8 miles (13 km) west of

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and 6 miles (10 km) north-west of Brentwood. The village of High Ongar has existed since the beginning of the 17th century, although in the Middle Ages it was probably no more than a tiny hamlet. The oldest surviving house in the village is the timber-framed and weather-boarded building immediately east of the church, known as Post Office Cottages. This dates from the late 16th or early 17th century and may have been built as the rectory. Part of it was at one time used as a "lock-up". The most prominent building within High Ongar's Conservation Area is th
parish church
of St. Mary the Virgin, which is listed Grade I. The church dates from the mid-12th century although it was extended and

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in the 19th century.

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, former Lord Chancellor of Ireland and Chancellor of Oxford (died 1449) spent his last years as vicar here. Other listed buildings in the area include: High Ongar Primary School (1871); the Forrester's Arms (late 18th century); the Cucina Italiana (opened in September 2014) formerly The Red Lion (mid-17th century); Sanuk Thai restaurant (mid-17th century) formerly the Rectory built in 1767 by Edward Earle; and Nos.1, 2 and 3 Blacksmiths' cottages (late 17th century).
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References

External links

High Ongar Parish Council

High Ongar Primary School

St. Mary's Church, High Ongar
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Parish of High Ongar
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