Sheering
CountryEngland
Civil parishSheering
Coordinates51.80431°N 0.18451°E
Population3,133
Shire districtEpping Forest
Shire countyEssex
RegionEast of England
Constituency westminsterHarlow
Post townBISHOP'S STORTFORD
Postcode districtCM22
Postcode areaCM
Dial code01279
Static imageFile:Church of St Mary the Virgin, Sheering, Essex ~ from the northwest.jpg

Sheering is a village and civil parish in the Epping Forest district of Essex, England. The village is situated 2.8 miles (5 km) north-east from Harlow, 4.5 miles (7 km) south of Bishop's Stortford and 25 miles (40 km) north-east from London. The Stort Navigation to the west has a lock at Sheering Mill. Lower Sheering, adjacent to Sawbridgeworth in Hertfordshire and its railway station, forms part of the civil parish. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 3,133.

There is a Church of England primary school and a public house - The Cock Inn, a general store with a post office, a sandwich shop and a hairdresser's.

Bus services connect Sheering to Harlow and Chelmsford.

The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin on Church Lane, Sheering is a Grade I listed building.[1] Four other buildings in the parish are Grade II* listed.

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