Shelley, Essex

Shelley is an area in the civil parish of Ongar in the Epping Forest district of Essex, England. It is in two main parts. The small older settlement of Shelley to the north comprises St Peter's Church and the manor house of Shelley Hall, with some scattered houses nearby. To the south, separated from the older part of Shelley by fields, is a suburban area of mostly 20th century development on the northern edge of the town of Chipping Ongar. At the 2021 census the built up area as defined by the Office for National Statistics (focused on the suburban part of Shelley) had a population of 2,425. Shelley lies 9 miles (14 km) west from the county town of Chelmsford.