North Weald
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_AN1699126.jpg) A recent aerial view of the town |
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 North Weald
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| North Weald shown within Essex | |
| Population | 4,477 |
| OS grid reference | TL495045 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | EPPING |
| Postcode district | CM16 |
| Dialling code | 01992 |
| Police | Essex |
| Fire | Essex |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
North Weald, is a village in the civil parish of North Weald Bassett the Epping Forest district of the county of Essex, England. It is located within the North Weald Ridges and Valleys landscape area, 2.2 miles (3.5 km) east of Epping, 4.5 miles (7.2 km) North-West of Chipping Ongar and 3.7 miles (6.0 km) south of Harlow. South Weald is located approximately 8 miles to the southeast.
A market is held every Saturday and Bank Holiday Monday at North Weald Airfield. The market used to be the largest open air market in the country, but has now reduced its size over the years To the east of the village can be found the first organic farm in Essex,, Ashlyns Organic Farm.
The chairman of the parish council is Cyril Hawkins.
In 1086 North Weald was one of the most thickly wooded places in Essex. Peter de Valognes' manor in North Weald was said to contain woodland sufficient for 1,500 swine, showing how wooded the area was.
The 'wood of Henry of Essex' in North Weald was mentioned in 1248. In 1260 Philip Basset, Henry's successor as lord of the manor, complained that many robberies were being done in this wood near the road between Ongar and Waltham, and he secured the king's permission to assart (turn forestry into arable land) 6 acres of the wood.
Norden's Map of Essex, 1594, does not show North Weald as a densely wooded parish. In 1777 there was apparently no woodland there apart from Weald Hall Coppice. This is specially interesting in view of the survival of large woods in neighbouring parishes. Weald Hall Coppice still survives, and there is also a small wood at Canes farm.
The ancient manor houses were Weald Hall, near the centre of the parish, Canes, Marshalls and Paris Hall at Hastingwood. In addition to the four manor houses there were probably substantial medieval dwellings at Tylers Green, Bowlers Green, Bridge Farm (near Weald Bridge), and possibly one or two other places. The parish church, St Andrew's, which dates from the 14th century, is ½ mile east of Weald Hall.
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