Borough

Barking and Dagenham

About:

Barking and Dagenham is in East London on the North bank of the River Thames and within the M25 London Orbital Motorway.

The area was almost the earliest Saxon settlement in Essex, and the area's name is believed to derive from the ancient name given to Barking - meaning Berica's people and Dagenham - meaning Daecca's village.

In the past film makers have chosen the area to represent a variety of locations including pre Glasnost Eastern Europe, a fictional Welsh Seaside Town as well as parts of historical London!

Routes that go through Barking and Dagenham:

There are no strategic routes in the borough but the Capital Ring passes close to the western boundary of the borough and the LOOP runs through Redbridge and Havering to the north and east of the borough. The nearest routes are:

Capital Ring:

Section 14 (Hackney Wick to Beckton District Park)

Section 15 (Beckton District Park to Woolwich Foot Tunnel)

London Outer Orbital Path (LOOP):

Section 20 (Chigwell to Havering-atte-Bower)

Section 21 (Havering-atte-Bower to Harold Wood)

Section 22 (Harold Wood to Upminster Bridge)

Section 23 (Upminster Bridge to Rainham)

Section 24 (Rainham to Purfleet)

Population:

163,944 which is 2.3% of total London population (2001 Census)

Area:

38 square kilometres

Tube:

The borough is served by the District Line and the Hammersmith and City Line.  

Visit http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tube/ for more information.

Rail:

National Rail stations in the borough are Barking Station, Chadwell Heath Station and Dagenham Dock Station. Services are run by c2c, 'one' and Silverlink. Visit http://www.tfl.gov.uk/rail/ for more information.

Bus:

Barking and Dagenham is served by a comprehensive network of bus routes.

Visit http://www.tfl.gov.uk/buses/ for more information.

Green space:

There is a wide variety of peaceful parks and nature conservation sites within the borough. There are 25 parks and open spaces spread across the whole of the Borough including country parks, nature reserves, urban parks and a community forest.

Local Authority:

Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council