Matching is a village and civil parish in the Epping Forest district of Essex, England centred in countryside 3 miles east of Harlow's modern town centre and 2 miles from Old Harlow/Harlow Mills area of the town. The terrain is elevated and London is centred 21.7 miles to the southwest.
Matching's name is of Saxon origin, derived from the people or tribe of Maecca who settled in an open area of pasture called an "Ing", hence 'Matching'. In the Domesday Book it was called Matcinga.
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Address: Matching, Epping Forest, United Kingdom
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