Central Park

Central Park is a park in Barking and Dagenham, Greater London, England. Central Park is situated near the sports venue Benita Yoga, as well as near the park Drydock Square.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: 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 1,500 feet north of Central Park.

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 1,400 feet north of Central Park.

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 1,600 feet northeast of Central Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wall End and Barking.

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.

Barking

Town

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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.

East Ham

Town

Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.

East Ham is a district of the London Borough of Newham, England, 8 miles east of Charing Cross. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Essex, East Ham is identified in the London Plan as a Major Centre. The population is 76,186.

Central Park

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Barking and Dagenham, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.53188° or 51° 31′ 55″ north

Longitude

0.07362° or 0° 4′ 25″ east

Open location code

9F32G3JF+QC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1053086493

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Highlights: Benita Yoga and Drydock Square.

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