Matching Tye

Matching is a village and civil parish in the Epping Forest district of Essex, England centred in countryside 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Harlow's modern town centre and 2 miles (3.2 km) from Old Harlow/Harlow Mills area of the town. The terrain is elevated and London is centred 21.7 miles (34.9 km) to the south-west.

Newman's End is a hamlet in the civil parish of Matching, and the Epping Forest district of Essex, England. The hamlet, at the north of the parish, is less than 1 mile (1.6 km) north-west from Matching village and the parish church of St Mary, and 1 mile south-east from the village of Sheering, The M11 motorway is 1 mile to the west, with Junction 7 the closest access 5 miles (8 km) to the south-west.

Down Hall is a Victorian country house and estate near Hatfield Heath in the English county of Essex, close to its border with Hertfordshire. It is surrounded by 110 acres (0.45 km2) of woodland, parkland and landscaped gardens, some of which is protected by the Essex Wildlife Trust.

Housham Tye is a hamlet in the civil parish of Matching, and the Epping Forest district of Essex, England. The hamlet is 1 mile (1.6 km) south-west from Matching village and the parish church of St Mary, and 650 yards (600 m) south-west from the village of Matching Tye, separated by the woodland of Matching Park. Conjoined to Housham Tye is the hamlet of Carter's Green. The M11 motorway is one mile to the west, over which is the town of Harlow. Junction 7 of the M11 is 3 miles (5 km) south-west, through which runs the A414 road to the county town of Chelmsford 15 miles (20 km) to the east.

Matching Green is a village and the largest settlement in the civil parish of Matching, in Essex, England. It is 3.0 miles (4.8 km) east of Harlow, 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north-west of Chipping Ongar and 3.9 miles (6.3 km) south-east of Sawbridgeworth. Matching Green has one of the largest village greens in Essex. The green is almost triangular in shape, covers 5.6 hectares (13.8 acres), contains the local cricket field, and is edged by mainly detached cottages and houses dating from the 14th to 19th century, twenty-eight of which are listed buildings. The village public house is The Chequers at the western edge of the green. The site of the former RAF Matching lies to the east of village.

High Laver ( LAY-vər) is a village and civil parish in the Epping Forest district of the county of Essex, England. The parish is noted for its association with the philosopher John Locke.

Ardley End is a hamlet in the Uttlesford area of Essex, England. It is approximately half a mile from the village of Hatfield Heath.

Magdalen Laver is a village and a civil parish in the Epping Forest district, in the county of Essex, England. Magdalen Laver is east of Harlow and of close proximity to the M11 motorway. Magdalen Laver has a village hall and a church called St Mary Magdalen. John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, described Magdalen Laver between 1870 and 1872 as: "A parish in Epping district, Essex; 4¼ miles NW of Ongar, and 4 SE of Harlow r. station."In the same description, Wilson states that the total population at the time was 213.

Sheering is a civil parish and village in the Epping Forest district of Essex, England. Sheering village is situated 2.8 miles (5 km) north-east from Harlow, 4.5 miles (7 km) south of Bishop's Stortford and 25 miles (40 km) north-east from London. The Stort Navigation to the west has a lock at Sheering Mill. Lower Sheering, adjacent to Sawbridgeworth in Hertfordshire and its railway station, forms part of the civil parish. Sheering village has approximately 350 households. There is a Church of England primary school and a public house - The Cock Inn, a general store with a post office, a sandwich shop and a hairdresser's. Bus services connect Sheering to Harlow and Chelmsford. The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin on Church Lane, Sheering is a Grade I listed building. Four other buildings in the parish are Grade II* listed.

Hatfield Heath is a village, civil parish, and an electoral ward in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England, and at its west is close to the border with Hertfordshire. In close proximity are the towns of Bishop's Stortford and Sawbridgeworth. Stansted Airport is approximately 5 miles (8 km) to the north.

Threshers Bush or Thresher's Bush is a hamlet and road in the civil parishes of both Matching and High Laver, and the Epping Forest district of Essex, England. The M11 motorway is 1 mile (1.6 km) to the west, over which is the Harlow suburb of Church Langley. Junction 7 of the M11 is 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest, through which runs the A414 road to the county town of Chelmsford 15 miles (24 km) to the east. Settlements within 1 mile include the hamlets of Hastingwood (southwest), Foster Street (west) and Magdalen Laver (southeast). Threshers Bush public house is The John Barleycorn at the east of the hamlet

Little Laver is a village and a civil parish in the Epping Forest district of Essex, England. Little Laver's parish church is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin.At the end of the 19th century Little Laver's population fell just below 100 households and has since remained about this level.