Ingatestone is a town in Essex, England, with a population of about 5,000. To the instant north exists the town of Fryerning, and also together both create the civil parish of Ingatestone and also Fryerning. Ingatestone exists within Metropolitan Green Belt land 20 miles (32 kilometres) north-east of London. The built-up area is mainly positioned between the A12 trunk road and the Great Eastern Main Railway Line. Today it is a wealthy commuter village. The civil church for the area is regulated by Ingatestone and also Fryerning Parish Council. Because 1974 the village has actually been within the District of Brentwood, although in earlier times the parish belonged to Chelmsford Rural area, Chelmsford Rural Sanitary District, and Chelmsford Poor Law Union. The village exists within the Chelmsford Hundred. Ingatestone has 2 sanctuary, one covering the railway station and also Terminal Lane, as well as the other shielding the central purchasing area of High Street.