Country: | England |
Official Name: | Matching Green |
Civil Parish: | Matching |
Coordinates: | 51.777°N 0.225°W |
Population: | 636 |
Population Ref: | [1] |
Shire District: | Epping Forest |
Shire County: | Essex |
Region: | East of England |
Constituency Westminster: | Brentwood and Ongar |
Post Town: | HARLOW |
Postcode District: | CM17 |
Postcode Area: | CM |
Dial Code: | 01279 |
Static Image Name: | 'The Chequers' public house, Matching Green, Essex - geograph.org.uk - 172069.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | The Chequers public house |
Matching Green is a village and the largest settlement in the civil parish of Matching, in Essex, England. It is 3miles east of Harlow, 4.5miles north-west of Chipping Ongar and 3.9miles south-east of Sawbridgeworth.Matching Green has one of the largest village greens in Essex. The green is almost triangular in shape, covers 5.6 hectares (13.8 acres), contains the local cricket field, and is edged by mainly detached cottages and houses dating from the 14th to 19th century, twenty-eight of which are listed buildings. The village public house is The Chequers at the western edge of the green.
The site of the former RAF Matching lies to the east of village.
Route Number | Route | Operational Details |
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47 | Harlow to Moreton via Matching Green | Tue-Sat (1 return journey) |
147 | Harlow to Ongar via Matching Green | Wed Only (1 return journey) |