Ugley Green

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

Ugley Green

Ugley Green
Ugley Green
Location within Essex
OS grid referenceTL524271
• London30 mi (48 km) S
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBISHOP'S STORTFORD
Postcode districtCM22
Dialling code01279
PoliceEssex
FireEssex
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament

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)". 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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