Harlow is a former Mark One New Town located in Essex on the border with Hertfordshire. It is an outer part of the London commuter belt and employment centre of the M11 corridor which includes Cambridge and London Stansted to the north. Harlow is located approximately 20 miles north of Cnetral London with access to Junction 7 of the M11 motorway some two miles to the east.
The immediate vicinity comprises a mixture of independent retailers including news agents, estates agents and a pub