Matching Green
| Matching Green | |
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| File:'The Chequers' public house, Matching Green, Essex - geograph.org.uk - 172069.jpg The Chequers public house | |
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| Population | 636 [1] |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HARLOW |
| Postcode district | CM17 |
| Dialling code | 01279 |
| Police | Essex |
| Fire | Essex |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Matching Green is a village and the largest settlement in the civil parish of Matching, in Essex, England. It is 3.0 miles (4.8 km) east of Harlow, 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north-west of Chipping Ongar and 3.9 miles (6.3 km) south-east of Sawbridgeworth.
Matching Green has one of the largest village greens in Essex. The green is almost triangular in shape, covers 5.6 hectares (13.8 acres), contains the local cricket field, and is edged by mainly detached cottages and houses dating from the 14th to 19th century, twenty-eight of which are listed buildings. The village public house is The Chequers at the western edge of the green.
The site of the former RAF Matching lies to the east of village.
Matching parish settlements
[edit | edit source]- Carter's Green
- Housham Tye
- Matching
- Matching Green
- Matching Tye
- Newman's End
Transport
[edit | edit source]Bus
[edit | edit source]| Route Number | Route | Operational Details |
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| 47 Disabled access | Harlow to Moreton via Matching Green | Tue-Sat (1 return journey) |
| 147 Disabled access | Harlow to Ongar via Matching Green | Wed Only (1 return journey) |
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Parish Profile : Matching Archived 2004-11-13 at the Wayback Machine. Epping Forest District Council.
External links
[edit | edit source]- Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
- Matching Green Local History
- Matching Parish Council
- Matching Green Cricket Club
- Matching Green Primary School
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