North Weald Bassett

Coordinates: 51°43′09″N 0°09′46″E / 51.71930°N 0.16284°E / 51.71930; 0.16284

North Weald
St Andrews Church
North Weald  North Weald shown within Essex
Population	6,039 [1]
OS grid reference	TL495045
Parish	North Weald Bassett
District	Epping Forest
Shire county	Essex
Region	East
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	Brentwood and Ongar
List of places: UK • England • Essex

North Weald Bassett (locally known as North Weald) is a village and civil parish in the Epping Forest district of the county of Essex, England. It is located 3.0 miles (4.8 km) east of Epping, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south-east of Chipping Ongar and 3.2 miles (5.1 km) south of Harlow.

The village is known in the South East of England for its market, held every Saturday and Bank Holiday Monday at North Weald Airfield. The market is the biggest open air market in the country.^[2] To the east of the village can be found the first organic farm in Essex^{[citation needed]}, Ashlyns Organic Farm.

Transport

Bus

Number	Route	Operation	Operator
7/7A/7B	Ivy Chimneys Spotted Dog/Epping Station to Chelmsford Bus Station via Ongar	Mon-Fri	Regal Busways
20/21	Brentwood Warley Old Ford/Ongar Two Brewers to Harlow Bus Station via Epping Station	Mon-Sat. Route 20 operates Ongar-Epping-Harlow, route 21 operates Brentwood-Ongar-Epping-Harlow.	SM Coaches
380/381/382	Ongar/Toot Hill/Coopersale to Harlow Bus Station via Epping, Epping Green, Roydon	Mon-Sat. Essex CC contract.	Regal Busways
381	Ongar/Toot Hill/Coopersale via Epping, Epping Green, Roydon	Mon-Sat.	SM Coaches
501	Ongar Two Brewers to Harlow Bus Station via Epping	Sundays only. Essex CC contract.	Arriva Shires & Essex

Also see List of bus routes in Essex.

Train

Since the closure of the Central Line between Epping and Ongar in 1994, there is no longer a daily commuter train service in the village. The Epping Ongar Railway operates the former Central Line track, from North Weald Station on Sundays every hour to Ongar Station.

The nearest London Underground service to the village is Epping which is served by the Central Line. The closest National Rail service is from Harlow Town, which is served by the West Anglia Main Line and is operated by National Express East Anglia.

Sport

North Weald is home to Bantham and Ongar Bowls Club who play behind the Talbot pub and North Weald Wireless Station Bowls Club who play next to the old BT Telecom site. North Weald is also home to North Weald Cricket Club who play on the Memorial Playing Fields on School Green Lane. There is also two football teams, Weald Bassett who are a junior side and North Weald who play in the Bishop's Stortford and District Football League their first team play at Stonards Hill in Epping whilst the reserves play at the Memorial Playing Fields.

Place of Interest

The Redoubt / Mobilisation Centre ^[3] at North Weald was built at the end of the 19th century. It was one of several built to provide ammunition to protect London if war ever broke out. One Allen Williams Turret still survives there, 199 of these were built in the UK. This is possibly one of the last survivors. Two were built at North Weald to protect a nearby radio station.

See also

Media related to North Weald Bassett at Wikimedia Commons

External links

• North Weald Bassett Parish Council
• North Weald Market
• Flying Group trips from North Weald
• North Weald Golf Club
• The Kings Head Pub
• North Weald Airfield Users Group
• North Weald Fire Rescue
• Epping Ongar Railway
• North Weald Cricket Club
• North Weald Airfield history
• History of North Weald Redoubt
• Queens Hall Community Centre

References

1. ^ http://www.eppingforestdc.gov.uk/council_services/planning/census/northwealdbassett.asp
2. ^ http://www.hughmark.co.uk/nw_video.html
3. ^ http://www.undergroundkent.co.uk/north_weald_redoubt.htm