Chipping Ongar, Essex
Location
Chipping Ongar lies in the west of modern day Essex, but was more central in the historic county. It lies approximately 12 miles WSW of Chelmsford. For additional information, please see
Wikipedia:Chipping Ongar and
A History of the County of Essex: Volume 4: Ongar Hundred pages 155-8 (pub 1956)
Parish Church
The Parish (C of E) Church is St Martin's, Chipping Ongar which can be glimpsed
here on Google Street View. The
church's own website provides a brief history, as does
A History of the County of Essex: Volume 4: Ongar Hundred pages 162-4
Parish Registers
Essex Record Office shows a holding of five Registers of Baptism (1559 - 1996), seven Marriage Registers (1560 - 2020) and two Burial Registers (1559 - 1910). For additional detail see
https://www.essexarchivesonline.co.uk/ParishRegisters.aspx?selAlphabet=C&selParish=2235&selChurch=2236 (accessed 18 Aug 2023)
Adjacent (pre 1832) Parishes
To the east and south of Chipping Ongar is
High Ongar. To the west is
Greenstead and
Bobbingworth. To the north are
Shelley.
Gleanings from
