High Laver (/ˈleɪvər/ LAY-vər[2]) is a village and civil parish in the Epping Forest district of the county of Essex, England.

When John Locke, British philosopher, died in 1704, he was buried at High Laver, where he had lived at Otes as a paying guest in the household of Sir Francis Masham, 3rd Baronet since 1691.

In 1887 John Bartholomew, in the Gazetteer of the British Isles, wrote: "Laver, High, par., Essex, in NW.

In the first half of the 20th century it rose gradually to 463 in 1951"[10] According to 2011 census data High Laver had a population of 493 persons across 200 households.

[12] The 1881 census data indicates that the majority of the Male population of High Laver were employed in agriculture, this is typical of Parishes at this time due to the surrounding countryside being ideal for farming.

All Saints' Church consists of a nave, chancel, west tower, south porch, and north vestry.

[19] Outside the south wall of the nave is the brick altar tomb of the philosopher John Locke (1632–1704).

[citation needed] The main road from Ongar to Harlow which is a key transport route enters the parish at High Laver Bridge.