14 Aug
Cleaning | Conservatory
Barking - IG11
Enquiry from: Tatiana V
Start Date: Immediate
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Barking
Barking is a town and district inside the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. It's 8.8 miles east of Charing Cross and is one of the 35 major centres named in the London Plan. Historically, it was a fishing settlement in Essex and an ancient parish. Then it shifted to market gardening and industrial development to the south, adjacent to the River Thames.
Barking soon evolved into a larger town and its rail station opened in 1854. It's been served by the London Underground since 1908. Through the twentieth century, when there was significant suburban development of London, Barking expanded and increased in population. This was primarily resulting from the building 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 blueprints were unveiled in 2007, planning to alter the town square included in the Mayor of London's 100 Public Places.
