The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham () is a

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. It lies around 9 miles (14.4 km) east of

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. It is an Outer London borough and the south is within the London Riverside section of the Thames Gateway; an area designated as a national priority for

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. At the 2011 census it had a population of 187,000, the majority of which are within the Becontree estate. The borough's three main towns are Barking, Chadwell Heath and

Dagenham Dagenham () is a town in East London, England, within the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. Dagenham is centred east of Charing Cross. It was historically a rural parish in the Becontree Hundred of Essex, stretching from Hainault Forest ...

. The local authorities are the

Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in London, the capital of the United Kingdom. It provides a b ...

s. Barking and Dagenham was one of six London boroughs to host the

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History

The London Borough of Barking was formed in 1965 by the London Government Act 1963. It covered almost all the area of the

Municipal Borough of Barking Barking was a local government district, and later civil parish and borough, in southwest Essex, England from 1882 to 1965. It was known as Barking Town from 1882 to 1931. The district included the town of Barking, eastern Beckton and the southwes ...

and the greater part of the area of the

Municipal Borough of Dagenham Dagenham was a local government district in south west Essex, England from 1926 to 1965 covering the parish of Dagenham. Initially created as an urban district, it was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1938. It was established to deal with th ...

, both of which were abolished by the same act. At the time of its creation the combined population of Barking and Dagenham was around 180,000, the northern tip of Dagenham having been incorporated into Redbridge and a small area of Barking in Newham. The borough was renamed Barking and Dagenham in 1980. In 1994, the borough was expanded to cover the Becontree estate that until then had been within the Borough of Redbridge. The area covered by

Mayesbrook Park Mayesbrook Park is a 43 hectare public park in Dagenham in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. It is owned and managed by the borough council. The southern end, which is mainly a large lake, is a Local Nature Reserve. The area covered by ...

in the Borough was once part of the historic

Manor of Jenkins Jenkins was a manor under the overlordship of Barking manor. It was also known as 'Dagenham' manor, 'Dagenhams' and 'Dagenham Place' throughout the centuries. Today, the once open area has been consumed by suburbia. The Manor of Jenkins in Esse ...

, seat of the Fanshawe family. Historic records of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and predecessor bodies th
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are held at the Barking and Dagenham Archive Service, Valence House Museum. There are a total of 52 listed buildings located within the borough's boundaries. The Grade I and Grade II* listed buildings in the borough include

Eastbury Manor House Eastbury Manor House is a Grade I listed building situated in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham in Greater London, England. It dates to the Elizabethan period, although the land on which it was built was formerly part of the demesne of ...

, the Church of Peter and Paul, Dagenham and

Valence House Valence House Museum is the only surviving of the five manor houses of Dagenham. The timber-framed museum building, partially surrounded by a moat, is situated in Valence Park off Becontree Avenue, in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, L ...

Boundaries

The borough borders the

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to the east with the

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forming part of the boundary. It borders the

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to the west with the River Roding forming much of the border. To the south is the

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which forms the borough's boundary with the

London Borough of Bexley The London Borough of Bexley () is a London boroughs, London borough in south-east London, forming part of Outer London. It has a population of 248,287. The main settlements are Sidcup, Erith, Bexleyheath, Crayford, Welling and Old Bexley. The ...

and the Royal Borough of Greenwich. To the north the borough forms a thin protrusion between Havering and the

London Borough of Redbridge The London Borough of Redbridge is a London borough established in 1965. The borough shares boundaries with the Epping Forest District and the ceremonial county of Essex to the north, with the London Borough of Waltham Forest to the west, the ...

in order to encompass Chadwell Heath. 530 hectares within the borough are designated as part of the Metropolitan Green Belt.

Geography

The borough's major districts include Barking, Becontree and

. It borders five other London boroughs: Newham, Redbridge, Havering, and Greenwich and Bexley to the south of the Thames. Much of the housing of the borough was constructed by the

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during the

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of 1921–1939.''Metropolitan Essex since 1919: Suburban growth'', A History of the County of Essex: Volume 5 (1966), pp. 63-74
accessed: 16 October 2007 Major settlement of the area, mostly escaping slum conditions in the

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, occurred during this period when the new motor and chemical industries such as the

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plant at

were set up. Since the decline of these industries in the 1980s, employment has shifted towards

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jobs. There are large areas of logistics and warehouse development around the A13 road. Much of the borough is within the London Riverside area of the Thames Gateway zone and is the site of considerable house building and other development, such as Beam Park. A £500 million budget has been earmarked for redevelopment of the borough's principal district of Barking.

Demographics

In 1801, the

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es that form the modern borough had a total population of 1,937; and the area was characterised by farming, woodland and the fishing fleet at Barking. This last industry employed 1,370 men and boys by 1850, but by the end of the century had ceased to exist; replaced by train deliveries of fresh fish from the East Coast ports. The population rose slowly through the 19th century, as the district became built up; and new industries developed around Barking. The population rose dramatically between 1921 and 1931, when the

developed the

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. This

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development of 27,000 homes housed over 100,000 people, split between the then

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councils of Ilford,

and Barking. People were rehoused from the

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s of the

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. In 1931, the

relocated to a site at

, and in 1932 the District line was extended to Upminster; bringing further development to the area. After

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, further public housing projects were built to rehouse the many Londoners made homeless in

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. As industry declined during the 1960s, the population entered a long decline, but has now begun to rise again with new housing developments on brownfield sites. In 2013 Barking and Dagenham has England's highest fertility rate: 2.58. At the time of the 2011 census, 49.5% of the borough's community identified themselves as white British. Barking and Dagenham has been strongly affected by immigration, with the white British population having dropped 30.6% from 2001 to 2011 - the second largest decrease in the country, behind neighbouring Newham. The population of non-UK born residents increasing by 205%. The largest decrease of White British occurred in the Longbridge ward (79.8% in 2001 to 35% in 2011), and the Abbey ward, which contains the main Barking area (from 46.2% to 15.8%). The smallest decrease was in the Eastbrook ward. The largest minority communities were of Black and Asian heritage. Barking and Dagenham had by far the largest decrease of the 65+ population, having dropped almost 20% between 2001 and 2011. There were 69,700 households in the borough in 2011, up 3.6% from 2001. The borough also had the largest proportion of school-age (5-19) population of all the local authorities in England and Wales, 21.4%, at the 2011 census. The borough's pre-school (0-4) population rose by 49.1% from 2001 to 2011, by far the largest increase in London. The following table shows the ethnic group of respondents in the 2001 and 2011 census in Barking and Dagenham.

Ethnicity
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(2012). See Classification of ethnicity in the United Kingdom for the full descriptions used in the 2011 Census.

Governance

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The borough is covered by two parliamentary constituencies: Barking and Dagenham and Rainham (first contested in

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). The borough is within the

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constituency, returning

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as the directly elected Assembly Member. Prior to

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in 2020, Barking and Dagenham was part of the London constituency in the

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has a

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, who is elected at the council annual general meeting by councillors. The officeholder must be a serving councillor, although the role of mayor is non-political. The mayor chairs council meetings and performs ceremonial duties in the borough. There are 17

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in the borough, each returning 3 councillors, making 51 in total. As of the Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election in

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, all 51 council seats are held by the Labour Party.

Twin cities

London Borough of Barking and Dagenham is twinned with: * Witten,

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, Germany * Tczew,

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, Poland

Education

There are many schools and further education facilities in the borough. Situated near the Town Hall, the

Barking Learning Centre The Barking Learning Centre, in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, is a community-based learning facility. The centre is located in Barking Town Square and hosts a library, a cafe, an art gallery, a sauna and spa, and offers a range of c ...

is a learning facility providing a range of courses leading to recognised qualifications. It also includes a library with free public internet access, the council's first One Stop Shop, conference and meeting space, a gallery and a café. A study in 2017 found that nearly half of Barking & Dagenham's 19 year olds lack Level 3 qualifications (A Level equivalent) which was the highest figure in London.

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, a Higher Education institute owned and governed by Coventry University, started offering courses to students in September 2017. Situated in the former

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, they offer a range of subjects across Foundation, HNC, HND and degree level. The

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formerly had a campus in the borough, however this has now closed with all campuses now being located in the neighbouring borough of Newham.

Transport

In March 2011, the main forms of transport that residents used to travel to work were: driving a car or van, 22.5% of all residents aged 16–74; underground, metro, light rail, tram, 7.5%; bus, minibus or coach, 7.5%; train, 7.3%; on foot, 3.7%; passenger in a car or van, 1.7%; work mainly at or from home, 1.3%.

Rail

Barking and Dagenham is served by both the

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and National Rail networks. On the London Underground, the Borough is served by both the

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, which terminates at Barking railway station, and the District Line. National Rail c2c services call at Dagenham Dock and Barking railway stations. Most c2c trains terminate at London Fenchurch Street, whilst to the east, trains serve Grays, Southend and

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in Essex. Barking railway station is served by the London Overground with frequent services to Gospel Oak in the

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. The Gospel Oak to Barking Line will be extended to Barking Riverside with an expected completion date in 2022. The Elizabeth Line will serve

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, which straddles the border between Redbridge and the borough, when works are completed. Whilst the Hammersmith & City Line terminates at Barking, the District Line calls at Barking,

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, Becontree, Dagenham Heathway and Dagenham East in the Borough. Both lines cross London's Zone 1 and the

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Bus

Several

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serve the Borough. Night buses N15 and N86 travel into

, Stratford,

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and Harold Hill every night.

Cycling

Cycle Superhighway 3 Cycle Superhighway 3 (CS3) is a cycle path in London, United Kingdom. It is part of the Cycleway network coordinated by TfL. It runs from Barking in the east to Lancaster Gate in central London. It is a popular route with both commuter and leis ...

begins in Barking, to the south of

Greatfields Park Greatfields Park, in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, east London, is a public park of just under 6 hectares. It lies just north of the A13 road (Great Britain), A13 road (Alfreds Way, Barking bypass trunk road), and is bounded on othe ...

, linking the Borough to

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, the

and the

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via a bike freeway, most of which is segregated from other road traffic. TfL plan to extend the cycle network to Barking Riverside in the future, for which the first consultations closed in winter 2019.

Roads

Two major A-roads cross the Borough: the A12 and A13. The A12 has one junction in the Borough, to the north of Chadwell Heath. To the west, the A12 carries traffic through Newbury Park towards the North Circular, Stratford and

. To the east, the A12 heads through

towards the M25 and south and east

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. The A13 is named Alfred's Way as it enters the Borough to the west. Crossing Barking and Dagenham, the dual carriageway can be accessed via several grade-separated junctions. Leaving the Borough to the west via the A13 will lead to

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and the

. To the east, the A13 passes Rainham and the M25 before traffic heads into south Essex. Other A-roads cross the Borough, including the A118,

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, A1112 and

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, although these roads are smaller and generally carry less traffic.

Local media

Time 107.5 FM broadcasts local news from nearby

. Bedrock is the local Hospital radio service available on-line and broadcasts a range of health related information focused around the local Hospitals; King George Hospital and Queen's Hospital. Barking & Dagenham News, a hyperlocal news service distributes news, weather, travel, sport and entertainment updates on

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London Fire Brigade

The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham has two fire stations within its boundary: Barking and Dagenham. Barking fire station operates two pumping appliances, a bulk foam unit and a command unit. The support units that are operated here will cover a large selection of station grounds and areas. Dagenham fire station operates two pumping appliances and a hydraulic platform. Of the two stations; Dagenham is the busier, attending over 2,000 incidents in 2006/2007.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of the borough displays the Curfew tower of Barking Abbey in its

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Freedom of the Borough

The following people and military units have received the

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of Barking and Dagenham.

Individuals

* George Shaw: 1992. * Charles J. Fairbrass : 1992. *Stephen R Thompson MBE 2008 * Sandie Shaw : 28 April 2021. * Claire Symonds : 28 April 2021. *

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: 23 September 2021. *

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: 23 September 2021. * Dora Challingsworth: 23 September 2021.

Military Units

* The

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: February 2010.

References

External links

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