Sheering

Not to be confused with shearing (disambiguation).
Sheering

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Sheering
Sheering
 Sheering shown within Essex
Population 2,838 [1]
Civil parishSheering
DistrictEpping Forest
Shire countyEssex
RegionEast
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town BISHOP'S STORTFORD
Postcode district CM22
Dialling code 01279
Police Essex
Fire Essex
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England
UK ParliamentHarlow
List of places
UK
England
Essex

Coordinates: 51°48′16″N 0°11′04″E / 51.80431°N 0.18451°E / 51.80431; 0.18451

Sheering is a village located in the Epping Forest district of the County of Essex, England. It is located 2.8 miles (5 km) north-east of Harlow and 4.5 miles (7 km) south-west of Bishop's Stortford. With the neighbouring village of Lower Sheering it forms the civil parish of Sheering.

Sheering Village has about 350 households. There is a Church of England primary school and two pubs, The Cock Inn and The Crown, a general store with a post office, a sandwich shop, a hairdresser's, and a butcher's shop. St Mary's Church is a Norman building in Church Lane. It is also noted as the birthplace of the rhythm and blues band PCF.

Transport

Bus

Sheering has bus services to Harlow and Chelmsford.

Notable residents

Also, Sir Roderick David Stewart, (musician)

See also

The Hundred Parishes

References

  1. ↑ Epping Forest DC Census
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