Sheering

Not to be confused with shearing (disambiguation).

Sheering
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Sheering
Sheering  Sheering shown within Essex
Population	2,838
Civil parish	Sheering
District	Epping Forest
Shire county	Essex
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BISHOP'S STORTFORD
Postcode district	CM22
Dialling code	01279
Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
UK Parliament	Harlow
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Sheering is a village located in the Epping Forest district of the County of Essex, England. It is located 2.8 miles (5 km) north-east of Harlow and 4.5 miles (7 km) south-west of Bishop's Stortford. With the neighbouring village of Lower Sheering it forms the civil parish of Sheering.

Sheering Village has about 350 households. There is a Church of England primary school and two pubs, The Cock Inn and The Crown, a general store with a post office, a sandwich shop, a hairdresser's, a butcher's shop. St Mary's Church is a Norman building in Church Lane. Also noted as the birthplace of the "rhythm and blues" band PCF.

Transport

Bus

Sheering has bus services to Harlow and Chelmsford.

Notable Residents

Steve Harris, founder and bassist of Iron Maiden.

Jim Upson and "H", founder members of PCF

See also

The Hundred Parishes

External links

• Epping Forest District Council
• Essex County Council
• Sheering Village Website