Ongar is a civil parish in the Epping Forest Area in Essex, England. Apart from the town of Breaking Ongar it additionally includes Greensted, Greensted Green, Marden Ash and also Shelley. The regional council of the church is Ongar Community Council. Situated approximately 21 miles northeast of London, it is a partly created parish with large sections of open land. As at the 2001 census the population was 6,069 and 51.7% woman. There are 2,494 houses, with an ordinary household dimension of 2.43. The population has decreased by 8% since 1991, the largest drop in the district.