Matching Green
Built-up area in Epping Forest, Essex, England
| Coordinates: | 51.777, 0.225 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 53 11 |
| Dialling code: | 01279 (Bishops Stortford) |
Matching Green is a small, picturesque village in the civil parish of Matching within the Epping Forest district of Essex, England. It is best known for its expansive village green - complete with a pond and a scattering of timber‑framed and thatched cottages - many of which are listed buildings and give the place a strong historic, rural character. The setting feels distinctly old‑fashioned, surrounded by farmland and lanes rather than suburban development.
As well as being a conservation area prized for its architecture, Matching Green has a quiet village community life with occasional fetes, local clubs and the traditional English village-pub scene, while the local economy mixes small-scale farming and rural trades with residents who commute to nearby towns and London. The green’s picture‑postcard quality has also made the village a favourite for filming and photography when a historic rural backdrop is needed.
Postcode districts covering Matching Green
Most populated places nearby
- Islington 21.4 miles
- City of Westminster 24.8 miles
- Bexley 22.1 miles
- Basildon 17.7 miles
- Chelmsford 11.3 miles
- Harlow 5.1 miles
- Stevenage 19.7 miles
- Grays 20.7 miles
- St. Albans 23.4 miles
- Barking and Dagenham 16.1 miles
- Welwyn Garden City 18.1 miles
- Cheshunt 13.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Little Laver Parish 1 mile
- Matching Parish 1.2 miles
- High Laver Parish 1.8 miles
- Rural East Ward 2.2 miles
- White Roothing Parish 2.3 miles
- Sheering Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Moreton Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Hatfield Heath Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Magdalen Laver Parish 2.7 miles
- Abbess Beauchamp and Berners Roding Parish 2.8 miles
- Fyfield Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Old Harlow Ward 3.4 miles
Example postcodes in Matching Green
CM17 0QE, CM17 0RE, CM17 0PX, CM17 0PP, CM17 0QF, CM17 0PR, CM17 0PY, CM17 0PZ, CM17 0RD … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 7.4 miles
- London City Airport 20.2 miles
- Sawbridgeworth Railway Station 3.8 miles
- Harlow Mill Station 4.1 miles
Hotels near Matching Green Ad
- Down Hall Hotel 4 1.5 miles
- The Black Bull Inn 5 3.3 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Harlow 3 5.5 miles
- Hampton by Hilton London Stansted Airport 3 7.5 miles
- The Great Hallingbury Manor Hotel 4 6.3 miles
- Novotel London Stansted Airport 4 6.8 miles
- Holiday Inn Express London Stansted Airport 3 6.9 miles
- Pages Hotel and Guesthouse 3.4 miles
- Radisson Blu Hotel London Stansted Airport 4 8.1 miles
- The Harlow Hotel by Accorhotels 3 4.5 miles
Schools in Matching Green
- Matching Green C of E Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Furze Woods Forest 4.7 miles
- Ongar Castle Historic site 5.1 miles
- Copped Hall Estate 9.4 miles
- Tilty Abbey Historic site 10.4 miles
- Hylands Estate 10.4 miles
- Pirgo Historic site 10.9 miles
- Epping Forest Forest 11.6 miles
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 13 miles
- Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge Historic site 13.3 miles
- Woodford Wells Historic site 14.1 miles
- Dines Hall Country house 14.2 miles
- Victoria Road Stadium 16.1 miles