Barking Abbey

Barking Abbey is a historical site in Barking and Dagenham, Greater London, England. Barking Abbey is situated nearby to St Margaret’s Church, Barking, as well as near the theater building The Broadway.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Barking Abbey and St Margaret’s Church, Barking.

Barking Abbey

Park

Photo: MRSC, Public domain.

The Abbey of St Mary and St Ethelburga, founded in the 7th century and commonly known as Barking Abbey, is a former Roman Catholic, royal monastery located in Barking, in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. Barking Abbey is situated 440 feet southeast of Barking Abbey.

St Margaret’s Church, Barking

Church

Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Margaret's Church or the Church of St Margaret of Antioch is a Church of England parish church in Barking, East London. The church is a Grade I listed building, on a site dating back to the 13th century, within the grounds of Barking Abbey, the ruins of a former Roman Catholic royal monastery originally established in the 7th century. St Margaret’s Church, Barking is situated 520 feet southeast of Barking Abbey.

The Broadway

Theater building

Photo: Alan Kinder, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Broadway is a performance venue in Barking town centre. The building was previously a facility known as Barking Assembly Hall, forming part of Barking Town Hall. The Broadway is situated 830 feet southeast of Barking Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barking and Wall End.

Barking

Town

Photo: MRSC, Public domain.

Barking is a riverside town in East London, England, within the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. It is 9.3 miles east of Charing Cross. The total population of Barking was 218,534 in 2021.

Wall End

Locality

Wall End is a locality in East Ham in East London, located in the borough of Newham. It is a little-used name for the area lying to the north of Beckton between Barking and East Ham.

Loxford

Quarter

Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Loxford is an area of Ilford in the London Borough of Redbridge in east London, UK. It is a built-up, multi-ethnic locality.

Barking Abbey

Type: Historical site
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Barking and Dagenham, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.53677° or 51° 32′ 12″ north

Longitude

0.07474° or 0° 4′ 29″ east

Elevation

33 feet (10 metres)

Open location code

9F32G3PF+PV

GeoNames ID

12047339

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