Population 6,039 (2001) Civil parish North Weald Bassett Country England Area 22.79 km² District Epping Forest District UK parliament constituency Brentwood and Ongar | OS grid reference TL489066 Region East Sovereign state United Kingdom Shire county Essex Dialling code 01992 | |
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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.
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Map of North Weald Bassett, Epping, UK
History
The parish was part of Ongar Rural District from 1894 to 1955 and Epping and Ongar Rural District from 1955 to 1974.
Government
North Weald Bassett Parish Council is the local authority for the civil parish. The parish council offices are located in North Weald.
Geography
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:
Demography
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.
Transport
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.
Features
North Weald Airfield (ICAO: EGSX) is an operational general aviation aerodrome which was an important fighter station during the Battle of Britain, when it was known as the RAF Station RAF North Weald.
Latton Priory was a small priory of Augustinian Canons Regular, the remains of which are a Grade II* listed building. Paris Hall is a 16th-century grade II* listed house.