High Ongar, Essex
Location
High Ongar is an Ancient Parish in the west-central part of the county of Essex.
High Ongar is approximately ten miles west of the county town of
Chelmsford.
Parish Church
The Parish (CofE) Church is St Mary the Virgin, which can be found here on
Google Street View.
Parish Registers
Essex Archives shows a holding of eight Registers of Baptism (1538 - 1961), sixteen Marriage Registers (1539-1990) and five Burial Registers (1539 - 1951). For additional detail see
https://www.essexarchivesonline.co.uk/ParishRegisters.aspx?selAlphabet=H&selParish=7437&selChurch=7469 (accessed 2 Jan 2023)
Adjacent (pre 1832) Parishes
The main part of High Ongar is split in two by
Norton Mandeville. To the east is
Willingale Spain and
Blackmore. To the south is
Stondon Massey and
Kelvedon Hatch. To the west is
Stanford Rivers,
Greenstead and
Chipping Ongar and
Shelley. To the north is
Fyfield. Another section of High Ongar is located to the west of
Bobbingworth. It is also surrounded by
Stanford Rivers to the south,
North Weald to the west,
Magdalen Laver to the north, and
Moreton to the north-east.
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