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| London borough | Barking & Dagenham |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | London |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BARKING |
| Postcode district | IG11 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| European Parliament | London |
| UK Parliament | Barking |
| London Assembly | City and East |
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History
The manor of Barking was the site of Barking Abbey, a nunnery founded in 666 by Eorcenwald, bishop of London, destroyed by the Danes and reconstructed about a hundred years later in 970 by King Edgar. The ruined remains of Barking Abbey are in situated in Barking in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham in East London, England Number of the Beast if you were looking for the Saint Erkenwald or Erconwald or Eorcenwald (died c 693 was Bishop of London in the Anglo-Saxon Christian Church between 970 was a year in the 10th century. Events This is an area code in Northwest Colorado Also see 970 Gang By Place Edgar I the Peaceful or the Peaceable (c 7 August 943&ndash8 July 975 1 At the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1536, Barking Abbey was demolished: the parish church, St Margaret's stands upon its site, where some walling and foundations are all that otherwise remain. The Dissolution of the Monasteries, sometimes referred to as the Suppression of the Monasteries, was the formal process between 1536 and 1541 by which Henry VIII disbanded The Norman church of St Margaret was where Captain James Cook married Elizabeth Batts of Shadwell in 1762. For other buildings in Normandy see Architecture of Normandy. Captain James Cook FRS RN ( – 14 February 1779) was an English Explorer, Navigator and Year 1762 ( MDCCLXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year
Barking was an urban district from 1894 and became a municipal borough in 1931. In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, an urban district was a type of Local government district that covered an Urbanised area Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Municipal boroughs were a type of Local government which existed in England and Wales between 1835 and 1974 in Northern Ireland from 1840 to Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Municipal Borough of Barking was abolished in 1965 along with the Municipal Borough of Dagenham and the area became part of the London Borough of Barking (renamed Barking and Dagenham in 1980). Barking was a local government district in south west Essex, England from 1894 to 1965 Dagenham was a local government district in south west Essex from 1926 to 1965 covering the parish of Dagenham. [1]
Its name came from Anglo-Saxon Berecingas, meaning either "the settlement of the followers or descendants of a man called Bereca" or "the settlement by the birch trees".
Barking is sometimes cited as the origin of the phrase "barking mad", meaning "insane" or "intensely mad". Traditionally insanity or madness is the behaviour whereby a person flouts societal norms and may become a danger to himself and others This is attributed to the alleged existence of a medieval insane asylum attached to Barking Abbey. A psychiatric hospital (previously called insane asylum, mental hospital; or derogatorily looney bin, nut house or Funny Farm) is However, the phrase is not medieval, and first appeared only in the 20th century. [2] A more likely derivation is from comparing an insane person to a mad dog. [3]
Fishing
Fishing was the most important industry in Barking from the 14th century, until the mid-19th. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar Salt water fishing from Barking began before 1320, when too fine nets were seized by City authorities, but expanded greatly from the 16th century. Fisher Street was named after the fishing community there. From about 1775 welled and dry smacks were used, mostly as cod boats. Fishermen sailed as far as Iceland in the summer. They served Billingsgate Fish Market in the City of London, and moored up at home in Barking Pool. The Victorian incarnation of Billingsgate Fish Market in the City of London is now used as a hospitality and events venue under the name Old Billingsgate Market. For London as a whole see the main article London. The City of London is a geographically Samuel Hewett, born on 7 December 1797, founded the Short Blue Fleet (England's biggest fishing fleet) based in Barking, and using smacks out of Barking and east coast ports. Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common This fleet used gaff ketches which stayed out at sea for months, using ice for preservation of fish. This ice was produced by flooding local fields in winter. Fleeting involved fish being ferried from fishing smacks to steamer-carriers by little wooden ferry-boats. The rowers had to stand as the boats were piled high with fish-boxes. Rowers refused to wear their bulky cork lifejackets because it slowed down their rowing. At first the fast fifty-foot gaff cutters with great booms projecting beyond the sterns were employed to race the fish to port to get the best prices.
There was also a trade in live fish, using the welled smacks in which the central section of the hull, between two watertight bulkheads, was pierced to create a 'well' in which seawater could circulate. Cod caught live were lowered into this well, with their swim bladders pierced, and remained alive until the vessel returned to port, when they were transferred to semi-submerged 'chests,' effectively cages, which kept them alive until they were ready for sale. At this point they were pulled out and killed with a blow on the head before being despatched to market, where because of their freshness they commanded a high price. People who practised this method of fishing were known as 'codbangers. '
By 1850, there some 220 smacks, employing some 1,370 men and boys. The Barking boats of this period were typically 75 feet long carrying up to 50 tons. During the wars of the 17th and 18th century they were often used as fleet auxiliaries by the navy, based at nearby Chatham Dockyard. Chatham Dockyard, located on the River Medway and of which two-thirds is in Gillingham and one third in Chatham, Kent, England The opening of direct rail links between the North Sea ports and London meant it was quicker to transport fish by train from these ports straight to the capital rather than waiting for ships to take the longer route down the east coast and up the River Thames to Barking. The Thames ( is a major River flowing through southern England. In addition, by the 1850s the Thames was so severely polluted that fish kept in chests quickly died. Consequently, the Barking fishery slipped into decline in the second half of the nineteenth century. The decline was hastened by a storm in December 1863, off the Dutch coast, which caused the deaths of 60 men, and damage estimated at £6-7000. Many of its leading figures, including Hewett & Co, moved to Great Yarmouth and to Grimsby. Great Yarmouth, often known to locals as Yarmouth, is a Coastal Town in Norfolk, England. Grimsby (or archaically Great Grimsby) is a Seaport on the Humber Estuary in Lincolnshire, England. By 1900, Barking had ceased to exist as a working fishing port, leaving only a few street and pub names as a reminder of its former importance to the town. [4]
Other industries
Boat building has a long history at Barking, being used for the repair of some royal ships of Henry VIII. Henry VIII (28 June 1491 &ndash 28 January 1547 was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland and claimant to the Kingdom of In 1848, 5 shipwrights, 4 rope- and line-makers, 6 sail-makers and 4 mast-, pump-, and block-makers are listed in a local trade directory. Hewett & Co continued in boat building and repair until 1899.
Other industries replaced the nautical trades, including jute spinning, paint and chemicals manufacture. By 1878 Daniel de Pass had opened the Barking Guano Works (later de Pass Fertilisers Ltd, part of Fisons) at Creekmouth. Guano (from the Quechua 'wanu' via Spanish) is the Feces of Seabirds Bats and seals Fisons Plc was a British pharmaceutical scientific instrument and horticultural chemical maufacturer based in Ipswich, in the United Kingdom. Creekmouth is a largely industrial suburb of East London England. Creekmouth was also the site of the major Barking Power Station from 1925 until the 1970s, burning coal shipped in by river; the current station known as Barking is further east near Dagenham Dock. Barking Power Station refers to a series of power stations at former and current sites within the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham in east London Dagenham Dock is a place in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham in London, United Kingdom. In the 20th century new industrial estates were established, and many local residents came to be employed in the car plant at Dagenham. Dagenham is a suburban town in east London, in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, situated east of Charing Cross.
Thames disaster
On September 3rd, 1878 the iron ship Bywell Castle ran into the pleasure steamer Princess Alice in Galleons Reach, downstream of Barking Creek. SS Princess Alice was a Thames river steamer which sank after a collision in 1878 with the loss of an estimated 640 lives The paddle steamer was returning from the coast, via Sheerness and Gravesend with nearly 800 day trippers on board. Sheerness (ˈʃɪərnɪs is a town located beside the mouth of the River Medway on the northwest corner of the Isle of Sheppey in north Kent, England Gravesend is a town in northwest Kent, England, on the south bank of the Thames, opposite Tilbury in Essex. She broke in two and sank immediately, with the loss of over 600 lives, the highest ever single loss of civilian lives in UK territorial waters.
At this time there was no official body responsible for marine safety in the Thames, the subsequent enquiry resolved that the Marine Police Force, based at Wapping be equipped with steam launches, to replace their rowing boats and be better able to perform rescues. The Marine Police Force, sometimes known as the Thames River Police and said to be England's first Police force was formed by magistrate Patrick Colquhoun and a Master Wapping (pronounced 'Wopping' is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets which forms part of the Docklands to the east of the City of London. [5]
London Riverside development
The London Riverside is a new development area in East London, and part of the larger Thames Gateway redevelopment zone. The London Riverside is a new development area in East London, England and part of the larger Thames Gateway redevelopment zone The Thames Gateway is an area of land stretching 40 miles (60 km east from inner East London on both sides of the River Thames and the Thames Estuary.
Barking Riverside
The Barking Riverside development is part of the larger London Riverside development, which aims to regenerate the riverside area of East London through providing new homes, jobs, and services. Barking Riverside is a 350 acre[6] brownfield land and therefore needs site clearance and the removal of overhead power lines before it can go ahead. Construction is due to begin in 2008, and the development is due to be completed around 2025. It will construct 10,000 new homes in the area, which will house around 25,000 people. New transport links will also be provided, including as the East London Transit and the extension to the Docklands Light Railway at Barking Riverside DLR station. East London Transit is a part-segregated Bus rapid transit scheme being developed by Transport for London. The Docklands Light Railway (DLR is a Light rail system serving the redeveloped Docklands area of East London England. [7] The development will also provide new public facilities, creating "a variety of living, working, leisure and cultural amenities". Two new primary schools and one secondary school will also be built. [8] Residents of Barking and Dagenham will also gain access to use of 2 kilometres Thames river front for the first time. [6]
Barking Town Centre
Barking's Town Centre is also due to be regenerated through a number of schemes. Currently, the Town Centre is one of the most deprived areas of Barking. The Abbey and Gascoigne wards, located in the Town Centre, are ranked 823rd and 554th respectively, which places them within the top 10% most deprived wards in the country. [10][11]
The current Barking Town Centre development has an overall strategy and several aims. The regeneration intends to achieve a more sustainable economy for Barking Town Centre by investing in new quality retail outlets and by creating a business centre. The regeneration aims to enable people to widen their employment prospects, mainly through creating new "retail and business accommodation" which will provide employment and increase the income for both existing and new residents. [12] The regeneration also aims to improve people's skills. This is mainly achieved through the Barking Learning Centre; which aims to improve literacy, numeracy and other basic skills people may be lacking due to a previous lack of educational development. It currently acts as a borough-based learning facility.
The Barking Town Centre development also intends to improve the quality and range of housing within the area. The regeneration will aim to create 4,000 new homes in the Town Centre. 25% of these homes will be classed as intermediate housing, and will therefore be affordable for local residents to buy. The will also be 4,000 socially rented homes, making it easier for first time buyers and people with low incomes to rent a property. To help make the development more sustainable, all private sector homes are to meet the Government’s decency standards by 2010. [9]
Plans for the new town square were unveiled in September 2007. The development is part of the Mayor of London's 100 Public Spaces and includes an 80-metre long arcade of chequerboard terrazzo, lit by 13 oversize gold coloured "chandeliers" created by Tom Dixon, former Head of Design at Habitat. The Mayor of London is an elected politician who along with the London Assembly of 25 members is accountable for the strategic government of Greater London (see Terrazzo is a Faux - Marble flooring or Countertopping material There is also a fake ancient wall built by bricklayers Supervised by Shane moss,steve johnson and paul moss of excel brickwork using old bricks, crumbling white marble columns and battered sculptures, reclaimed from architectural salvage yards. The wall or "folly", known as the "Secret Garden", was unveiled on 11th September 2007. [13]
Sports
Barking F.C. are a non-league side, and records indicate they were founded as early as 1865. Barking Football Club (originally named Barking Woodville FC) is a football club based in Barking, England. The team merged with East Ham F. C. to form Barking & East Ham United in 2001. Barking & East Ham United FC was a football club that formed in 2001 after the merger of Barking and East Ham United. Barking has also produced numerous successful football players, including Bobby Moore and John Terry. Robert Frederick Chelsea "Bobby" Moore, OBE (12 April 1941 - 24 February 1993 was an English footballer. John George Terry (born 7 December 1980 in Barking, London is an English Professional footballer. This club later struggled and went out of business, but Barking F. C. was later reformed once again. Cricket, basketball and hockey are also popular sports in the area.
Notable people associated with Barking
TransportThe town is situated north of the A13 road and east of the River Roding near its confluence with the River Thames in East London. The A124 road is a road in East London linking Canning Town with Upminster. The River Roding is a River in England that rises near Dunmow, flows through Essex and forms Barking Creek as it reaches the River Thames The Thames ( is a major River flowing through southern England. East London is the name commonly given to the north eastern part of London, England on the north side of the River Thames. The South Woodford to Barking Relief Road (part of the A406 North Circular Road) runs through the Roding Valley, and access to the town centre is by its junction with the A124, which until the late 1920s was the main route to and from London. The A124 road is a road in East London linking Canning Town with Upminster. Barking station is a local transport hub and is served by the London Underground, London Overground, National Rail operator c2c and many London Bus routes. Barking station is a railway station served by National Rail, London Underground and London Overground services The London Underground is a Metro system serving a large part of Greater London and neighbouring areas of Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire London Overground (LO is a Commuter rail service in London UK. National Rail is a brand name of the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC Management and branding c2c is a National Express Group company London Buses is the subsidiary of Transport for London (TfL that manages bus services within Greater London, UK. The east of Barking is served by Upney tube station. Upney tube station is a London Underground station on the District Line. Nearest placesNearest stationsEducation
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barking
-verb
- Present participle of bark.
-adjective
- Who or that barks or bark.
- (British slang) Short for barking mad.
-noun
- The action of the verb to bark.
-proper noun
- A town in London.
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