Ongar is a civil parish in the Epping Forest Area in Essex, England. Aside from the town of Breaking Ongar it also includes Greensted, Greensted Green, Marden Ash and also Shelley. The local council of the parish is Ongar Town Council. Found around 21 miles northeast of London, it is a partly established church with big sections of open land. As at the 2001 census the population was 6,069 and 51.7% female. There are 2,494 households, with an average home dimension of 2.43. The population has actually decreased by 8% considering that 1991, the biggest decrease in the district.