14 Aug
Blinds | Conservatory
Barking - IG11
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Barking
The suburban town of Barking in east London houses approximately 100,000. It is 8.8 miles east of Charing Cross and is one of the 35 main centres named in the London Plan. Historically, it had been a fishing settlement in Essex and an ancient parish. It then shifted to market gardening and industrial development to the south, beside the River Thames.
Barking quickly evolved into a bigger town and its rail station opened in 1854. It's been served by the London Underground since 1908. In the course of the 20th century, when there was substantial suburban development of London, Barking expanded and increased in population. This was mainly resulting from the development of the London County Council estate at Becontree in the 1920s. Barking became a municipal borough in 1931 and part of Greater London in 1965.
Rejuvenation plans were presented in 2007, aspiring to change the town square included in the Mayor of London's 100 Public Places.
