North Weald Bassett
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| North Weald Bassett shown within Essex | |
| Area | 22.79 km2 (8.80 sq mi) |
| Population | 6,039 (2001) |
| • Density | 265/km2 (690/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TL489066 |
| • London | 15 mi (24 km) SW |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | EPPING, HARLOW |
| Postcode district | CM16, CM17 |
| Dialling code | 01992 |
| Police | Essex |
| Fire | Essex |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | www |
North Weald Bassett is a civil parish in the Epping Forest district of Essex, England. Other than the village of North Weald it also includes Foster Street, Thornwood, Thornwood Common and Tyler's Green. The local council of the parish is North Weald Bassett Parish Council. Located approximately 15 miles north east of London, it is a rural parish with large sections of land used by North Weald Airfield and North Weald Golf Course.
The parish was part of Ongar Rural District from 1894 to 1955 and Epping and Ongar Rural District from 1955 to 1974.
North Weald Bassett Parish Council is the local authority for the civil parish. The parish council offices are located in North Weald.
It is located approximately 15 miles northeast of London and abuts the outskirts of the towns of Harlow to the north and Epping to the southwest. It is split between these post towns for postal addresses.
The civil parish includes the following settlements:
As at the 2001 census the population was 6,039 and 51.5% female, with an average age of 39. There are 2,387 households, with an average household size of 2.45.
The M11 motorway cuts through the middle of the parish and has a junction with the A414 road. The southern boundary runs parallel to the heritage Epping Ongar Railway and makes a small deviation to include the whole of North Weald railway station. The nearest regularly served stations are outside the parish, with Harlow Town railway station 4 miles to the north and Epping tube station 2 miles to the southwest. North Weald Airfield occupies a large part of the south of the parish.
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