Ongar Rural District

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Ongar
Ongar RD 1911.png
The district in 1911
Area
  191147.236 acres (191,160 m2)
  195147,234 acres (191.15 km2)
Population
  190110,044
  195114,866
History
  Created1894
  Abolished1955
  Succeeded by Epping and Ongar Rural District
Status Rural district
   HQ Chipping Ongar

Ongar Rural District was a local government district in Essex, England from 1894 to 1955. [1] It included the small town of Chipping Ongar and the parishes surrounding it.

It was abolished in 1955 and combined with part of Epping Rural District to create Epping and Ongar Rural District.

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Coordinates: 51°42′N0°15′E / 51.70°N 0.25°E / 51.70; 0.25