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Ongar, or Chipping Ongar to give it its full title, is a sturdy market town in the Epping Forest district that marks the point where the urban east of London finally gives way to the Essex countryside. It is defined by its long, linear High Street, which sits on a slight ridge between the Cripsey Brook and the River Roding. You can still see the physical layers of its history quite clearly; the earthwork remains of the 11th-century Norman castle sit just behind the shops, and the nearby Grade I listed St Andrew’s Church contains Roman tiling in its walls. While it was famously the furthest point on the Central Line until the 1990s, the station now serves as the terminus for the Epping Ongar Heritage Railway, meaning the town is no longer on the TfL network. Instead, it functions as a self-contained hub for the surrounding villages, offering a mix of independent businesses, traditional pubs, and a reliable secondary school, all surrounded by a dense network of footpaths and green belt land.