A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Ongar, (or Chipping Ongar), small market town and par. with ry. sta., Essex, in NW. of co., on river Roding, 6 miles E. of Epping and 23½ NE. of London, 511 ac., pop. 992; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Saturday. Ongar is a very old place, and was anciently called Aungre. It occupies the site of an ancient entrenchment, and was a Roman settlement, of which numerous relics have been found. Remains of an ancient castle are also here. The Roding is crossed at Ongar by a handsome 3-arched bridge.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "small market town and parish with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Chipping Ongar CP/AP Ongar CP Essex AncC |
| Place names: | AUNGRE | CHIPPING ONGAR | ONGAR | ONGAR OR CHIPPING ONGAR |
| Place: | Chipping Ongar |
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