Ingatestone is a town in Essex, England, with a population of around 5,000. To the instant north exists the village of Fryerning, as well as with each other both develop the civil parish of Ingatestone and Fryerning. Ingatestone lies within Metropolitan Green Belt land 20 miles (32 kilometres) north-east of London. The built-up area is mostly situated between the A12 trunk road as well as the Great Eastern Main Railway Line. Today it is a wealthy commuter town. The civil church for the area is regulated by Ingatestone as well as Fryerning Parish Council. Considering that 1974 the village has been within the Borough of Brentwood, although in earlier times the parish became part of Chelmsford Rural district, Chelmsford Rural Sanitary District, and Chelmsford Poor Law Union. The village lies within the Chelmsford Hundred. Ingatestone has 2 conservation areas, one covering the railway station as well as Terminal Lane, and the other protecting the main shopping location of High Street.