Barking and Dagenham
The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham is a London borough in East London, England. It lies about 9 miles (14.4 km) east of Central London. The borough was formed in 1965 by the London Government Act 1963 as the London Borough of Barking. The constituent areas were nearly all of the Municipal Borough of Barking plus the largest part of the Municipal Borough of Dagenham, the former location of which was transferred to Greater London from Essex. It is an Outer London borough and the south is within the London Riverside section of the Thames Gateway, which is an area designated as a national priority for urban regeneration. It covers a total area of 13.93 square miles. Based on the 2011 census, the area includes a population of about 198294, the majority of which reside within the Becontree estate. A lot of the housing within the borough was constructed by the London County Council during the interwar period of 1921-1939. Significant settlement of the region, largely escaping slum conditions in the East End of London, occurred throughout this time when the new motor and chemical industries, such as the Ford Motor Company plant at Dagenham were set up. Since the decline of these industries in the 1980s, employment has shifted more towards service sector jobs. Much of the borough is within the London Riverside section of the Thames Gateway zone and it's the site of considerable property developing as well as other improvement. The local authority is Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council. Barking and Dagenham was 1 of six London boroughs to host the 2012 Summer Olympics. For all your residence upgrades, ensure that that you employ trustworthy pros in Barking and Dagenham to make sure that you get the best quality.
