Barking

Barking is the principal town in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. It is a suburban development with a large retail and commercial centre situated to the west of the borough and 9.1 miles (14.6 km) east north-east of Charing Cross.

History

The manor of Barking was the site of Barking Abbey, a nunnery founded by Eorcenwald, bishop of London. William the Conqueror took up residence in the Abbey until the completion of his castle in the Tower of London. 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 remains.

Related Topics:
Eorcenwald, bishop of London - William the Conqueror - Tower of London - Dissolution of the Monasteries - 1536

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Barking was an urban district from 1894 and became a municipal borough in 1931.

Related Topics:
Urban district - 1894 - Municipal borough - 1931

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