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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Chipping Ongar

  

Chipping Ongar Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Chipping Ongar

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Chipping Ongar history

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Ongar was an important market town in the Medieval era, at the centre of a hundred and has the remains of a Norman castle. The Church of England parish church, St Martin’s, dates from the 11th century and shows signs of Norman work. St Andrew’s Parish Church in Greensted, 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Ongar, is the oldest wooden church in the world.

Chipping Ongar geography / climate

Chipping Ongar is at the convergence of several old roads, between Chelmsford and Epping on an east–west axis and between Dunmow and Chigwell (beyond which is London) on a north–south axis. The central part of Ongar High Street comprises a widened main street of the type found in many older English towns whose status as market towns is believed to have originated during the (little chronicled) Saxon period.

You can visit Chipping Ongar places with Walkfo Chipping Ongar to hear history at Chipping Ongar’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Chipping Ongar has 23 places to visit in our interactive Chipping Ongar map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Chipping Ongar, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Chipping Ongar places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Chipping Ongar & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit Chipping Ongar Places Map
23 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Chipping Ongar tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Chipping Ongar

  

Best Chipping Ongar places to visit

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Chipping Ongar has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Chipping Ongar’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Chipping Ongar’s information audio spots:

Greensted Church Greensted Church, in the small village of Greensted, near Chipping Ongar in Essex, England, is claimed to be the oldest wooden church in the world. Grade I listed building lies about a mile west of the town centre. It is still a functioning church and holds services every week.

Dial House, Essex Dial House is a self-sustaining anarcho-pacifist open house since 1967. The house is located in the countryside of Epping Forest in Ongar Great Park, an area covering 5-by-3 kilometres. It has been used as a base for a number of cultural, artistic, and political projects.

Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker The Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker is located in the Borough of Brentwood in the English county of Essex. The bunker was maintained during the Cold War as a potential regional government headquarters. Since being decommissioned in 1992 the bunker has been open to the public as a tourist attraction.

Kelvedon Hall Kelvedon Hall is a country house near Brentwood, Essex, England. It was built in the 1930s. It is located in the village of Kelvedon Hatch, near the city of Brentwood.

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