Sheering
- Not to be confused with shearing (disambiguation).
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Population | 2,838 [1] |
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Civil parish | Sheering |
District | Epping Forest |
Shire county | Essex |
Region | East |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United 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 Parliament | Harlow |
Coordinates: 51°48′16″N 0°11′04″E / 51.80431°N 0.18451°E
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
- Steve Harris, founder and bassist of Iron Maiden
- Ocean Blue Segev, Sheering's 'Australian Cattle Dog of the Year', 2005-present
- Jim Upson and "H", founder members of PCF
Also, Sir Roderick David Stewart, (musician)
See also
References
- ↑ Epping Forest DC Census
External links
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