Ugley Green

Village in Essex, England

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  • Uttlesford
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  • Essex
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  • East
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51°55′19″N 0°12′56″E / 51.9219°N 0.2155°E / 51.9219; 0.2155

Ugley Green is a small village in the district of Uttlesford in Essex, England. It is approximately 6 miles (10 km) north-east from Bishops Stortford, and just to the west of the M11 motorway. The village is within the civil parish of Ugley, a smaller settlement 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the north.

Chapman and André map of 1777 showing Ugley Green

The village contains two Grade II listed 19th-century houses,[1] and a post-medieval house.[2]

The village hall was built in 1920. Occupations in 1933 included four farmers, a carpenter, a stationer & sub-postmaster, a blacksmith, a gravel merchant, a beer retailer, a shopkeeper, a steward to Wades Hall, and the licensee of the White Hart public house.[3] Wades Hall is the remaining wing of a larger house dating to the 16th century, Grade II listed, and approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) northwest from the village.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Historic England. "1 and 2, Ugley Green, Ugley (1274356)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  2. ^ Historic England. "The Cottage (545855)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  3. ^ Kelly's Directory of Essex 1933, p.526
  4. ^ Historic England. "Wades Hall (1221628)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
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