Sheering
{{Short description|Village in Essex, England}}
{{distinguish|Shearing (disambiguation){{!}}Shearing}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2017}}
{{Infobox UK place
|country= England
|official_name= Sheering
|civil_parish= Sheering
|coordinates = {{coord|51.80431|0.18451|display=inline,title}}
|population= 2,838
|shire_district= Epping Forest
|shire_county= Essex
|region= East of England
|constituency_westminster= Harlow
|post_town= BISHOP'S STORTFORD
|postcode_district= CM22
|postcode_area= CM
|dial_code= 01279
|os_grid_reference=
|static_image= File:Church of St Mary the Virgin, Sheering, Essex ~ from the northwest.jpg
|static_image_caption= Church of St Mary the Virgin, Sheering
}}
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Sheering is a civil parish and village in the Epping Forest district of Essex, England. Sheering village is situated {{convert|2.8|mi|km|0}} north-east from Harlow, {{convert|4.5|mi|km|0}} south of Bishop's Stortford and {{convert|25|mi|km|0}} 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.{{National Heritage List for England|num=1146947|desc=Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin|grade=I}} Four other buildings in the parish are Grade II* listed.
See also
- Harry Goschen, baronet of Durrington House in the Parish of Sheering and County of Essex
- Steve Harris (musician) of Iron Maiden
- The Hundred Parishes
References
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Sheering}}
- [http://www.sheering.org.uk Sheering Village website]
{{Epping Forest}}
{{Essex}}
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