Ingatestone is a village in Essex, England, with a population of around 5,000. To the instant north lies the village of Fryerning, and also together the two create the civil church 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 largely situated between the A12 trunk road and also the Great Eastern Main Railway Line. Today it is a wealthy traveler town. The civil church for the area is controlled by Ingatestone and Fryerning Parish Council. Considering that 1974 the village has actually been within the Borough of Brentwood, although in earlier times the parish was part of Chelmsford Rural area, Chelmsford Rural Sanitary District, and Chelmsford Poor Law Union. The town lies within the Chelmsford Hundred. Ingatestone has two sanctuary, one covering the railway station and also Station Lane, as well as the various other protecting the main shopping location of High Street.