Barking Park

Barking Park is a public park covering 30 hectares to the northeast of Barking town centre in east London. It was opened as the Recreation Ground in 1898 by the Barking Town Urban District Council and is now the oldest public park in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Barking station and Barking Abbey.

Barking station

Metro station

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Barking is an interchange station in the town of Barking in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, East London. It is on the London, Tilbury and Southend line, 7 miles 42 chains down the line from Fenchurch Street in Central London. Barking station is situated 2,400 feet southwest of Barking Park.

Barking Abbey

Park

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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 4,200 feet southwest of Barking Park.

Loxford School

School

Loxford School, formerly Loxford School of Science and Technology, is a mixed all-through school with academy status in the Ilford area of the London Borough of Redbridge, England. Loxford School is situated 1,500 feet northeast of Barking Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Loxford and Barking.

Loxford

Quarter

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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

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.