North Weald
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| North Weald | |
  North Weald shown within Essex |
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| OS grid reference | |
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| Parish | North Weald Bassett |
| District | Epping Forest |
| Shire county | Essex |
| Region | East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | EPPING |
| Postcode district | CM16 |
| Police | Essex |
| Fire | Essex |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| European Parliament | East of England |
| UK Parliament | Brentwood and Ongar |
| List of places: UK • England • Essex | |
North Weald is a village located between Chipping Ongar and Epping, in the Epping Forest district of Essex, England.
The village is also known as North Weald Bassett and is the location of North Weald Station which was a part of the London Underground Railway network between 1957, when electric tram style trains replaced the steam trains, and 1994, when the line was closed but The Epping Ongar Railway have now restored services between Ongar and Coopersale via North Weald.
To the east of North Weald can be found the first organic farm in Essex.
There is also a very rural Travelodge situated to the east of North Weald on the way to Ongar and also nearby to Ashlyns Organic Farm.
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[edit] Transport
[edit] Bus
The village is lucky to be served with a numerous amount of bus services, most of which operate frequently to Epping and Harlow.
| Route Number | Route | Operator | Operational Details |
| 7 (via North Weald) | Ivy Chimneys Spotted Dog to Chelmsford Bus Station | Regal Busways | Mon-Fri (1 journey) |
| 381 (via Epping, Coopersale) | Coopersale/Toot Hill to Harlow Bus Station | Arriva Shires & Essex | Mon-Fri (6 journeys), Saturday (3 journeys) |
| 382 (via Epping, Coopersale) | Coopersale/Toot Hill to Harlow Bus Station | Arriva Shires & Essex | Mon-Fri (1 journey) |
| 500 (via Ongar) | Old Harlow to Romford | Arriva Shires & Essex | Mon-Sat (every hour) |
| 501 (via Ongar) | Old Harlow to Brentwood | Arriva Shires & Essex | Mon-Sat (every hour), Sunday (every 2 hours) |
| 502 (via Epping) | Ongar Two Brewers to Harlow Bus Station | Regal Busways | Mon-Fri (2 journeys in this direction only) |
| H1 (via Epping) | Loughton and Debden to Old Harlow | Imperial Buses | Mon-Fri (every hour), Saturday (every 2 hours) |
[edit] Train
The Epping Ongar Railway operates from North Weald station on Sundays every hour to Ongar. There are plans to eventually extend from North Weald to Epping.
The nearest underground station to the village is Epping where many bus routes operate to.
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