Matching Green

Matching Green
The Chequers public house
Matching Green Location within Essex
Population	636
Civil parish	Matching
District	Epping Forest
Shire county	Essex
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HARLOW
Postcode district	CM17
Dialling code	01279
Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Brentwood and Ongar

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.

Village green cricket and 'The Limes', Grade II listed, at Matching Green

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.

Matching parish settlements

• Carter's Green
• Housham Tye
• Matching
• Matching Green
• Matching Tye
• Newman's End

Transport

Bus

Route Number	Route	Operational Details
47	Harlow to Moreton via Matching Green	Tue-Sat (1 return journey)
147	Harlow to Ongar via Matching Green	Wed Only (1 return journey)

External links

• Media related to Matching Green at Wikimedia Commons
• Matching Green Local History
• Matching Parish Council
• Matching Green Cricket Club
• Matching Green Primary School