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Since the building of the
Becontree estate in the 1920s across the three districts of Ilford, Barking and Dagenham, there had been periodic discussion and review of the local government arrangements in the area. The districts were all considered to form part of the Greater London conurbation and in
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was formed for Town ward in 1882 and was extended to cover Ripple ward in 1885. In 1888 Barking parish was reduced in size, to match the area of the local board, as the
Chadwell and Great Ilford wards formed a new parish of Ilford. In 1894 the area of the local board became the Barking Town
453:. Chadwell ward was immediately to the northeast including Goodmayes, part of Chadwell Heath and Little Heath. Great Ilford was to the northwest and included the modern areas of Barkingside, Clayhall, Gants Hill, Ilford, Redbridge and Seven Kings.
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and the Ripple ward stretched from
Longbridge Road in the north to the River Thames in the south taking in Creekmouth and the western part of the modern estate of
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The electoral wards used in the
Municipal Borough. 1. Abbey 2. Gascoigne 3. Eastbury 4. Cambell 5. Parsloes 6. Manor 7: Longbridge 8: Park
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abolished the municipal boroughs of
Barking and Dagenham, and transferred their former area from Essex to
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and experienced a steady increase in population during its existence. The area was suburban to London's
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hundred. The parish was the largest in Essex in terms of area and was divided into the four wards of
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The ancient parish of
Barking covered an area of 12,307 acres (49.80 km) in the
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was a local government district, and later civil parish and borough, in southwest
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and
Chadwell. The Town ward covered land immediately to the east and west of the
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A map showing the wards of
Barking Civil Parish as they appeared in 1871.
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to the south. There was also a land boundary as the eastern part of the
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The ancient parish of
Barking: Local government and poor relief
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Districts of
England created by the Local Government Act 1894
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Local government districts abolished or transferred by the
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in 1931 and was renamed Barking. The borough ran its own
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Royal Commission on Local Government in Greater London
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Districts abolished by the London Government Act 1963
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History of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
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from 1882 to 1931. The district included the town of
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659:/ University of Portsmouth, Barking parish (
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504:Barking Town Urban District Council Light Railways
1319:History of local government in London (1889–1965)
316:Barking Town Urban District Council (1894–1931)
506:, until they became the responsibility of the
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605:"Barking - Coat of arms (crest) of Barking"
555:1957 formed part of the review area of the
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349:(By the grace of God we are what we are)
1329:History of the London Borough of Newham
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413:. It now forms the western part of the
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314:Barking Town Local Board (1882–1894)
913:Constituent parts of Greater London
482:, and the Ilford parish became the
360:Coat of arms of the borough council
318:Barking Borough Council (1931–1965)
18:Barking Town Urban District Council
494:The district gained the status of
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417:and the eastern extremity of the
397:and the southwestern part of the
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528:Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich
508:London Passenger Transport Board
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510:in 1933. The borough bordered
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1285:Middlesex to Hertfordshire:
657:Great Britain Historical GIS
639:/ University of Portsmouth,
637:Great Britain Historical GIS
411:Metropolitan Police District
403:Metropolitan Police District
61:Barking within Essex in 1961
409:region and was part of the
347:Dei gratia sumus quod sumus
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741:London Government Act 1963
565:London Government Act 1963
98:3,877 acres (15.7 km)
88:3,809 acres (15.4 km)
78:3,805 acres (15.4 km)
1217:Beddington and Wallington
1141:Yiewsley and West Drayton
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573:London Borough of Barking
480:Local Government Act 1894
478:of Essex, as part of the
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663:). Retrieved 2008-08-18.
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585:London Borough of Newham
419:London Borough of Newham
275:London Borough of Newham
104: • Coordinates
34:Barking Town (1882–1931)
1174:Chislehurst and Sidcup
1036:Brentford and Chiswick
700:The borough of Barking
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256: • Abolished
240:Barking ancient parish
1291:Middlesex to Surrey:
981:Wanstead and Woodford
609:Heraldry of the World
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484:Ilford Urban District
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1237:Kingston-upon-Thames
1086:Heston and Isleworth
1076:Hayes and Harlington
490:District and borough
289:Local board district
246: • Created
1227:Coulsdon and Purley
583:became part of the
334:, Clockhouse Avenue
236: • Origin
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126:51.5358°N 0.0785°E
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1298:Sunbury-on-Thames
1247:Merton and Morden
1242:Malden and Coombe
1096:Ruislip-Northwood
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518:to the north and
496:municipal borough
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332:Barking Town Hall
304:Municipal borough
215: • 1961
205: • 1931
195: • 1911
174: • 1961
164: • 1931
154: • 1911
94: • 1961
84: • 1931
74: • 1911
47:Barking Town Hall
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661:historic map
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617:. Retrieved
613:the original
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577:River Roding
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524:River Thames
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447:River Roding
443:Great Ilford
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387:Barking Town
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294:Civil parish
49:(built 1958)
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1287:Potters Bar
1009:East Barnet
976:Walthamstow
893:Westminster
873:St. Pancras
813:Hammersmith
526:, with the
471:local board
407:conurbation
306:(1931–1965)
301:(1894–1931)
296:(1888–1965)
291:(1882–1894)
129: /
1313:Categories
1222:Carshalton
1136:Wood Green
1116:Twickenham
956:Hornchurch
888:Wandsworth
858:Shoreditch
848:Paddington
833:Kensington
778:Camberwell
768:Bermondsey
685:Reed, J.,
591:References
502:services,
441:, Ripple,
429:Background
393:, eastern
311:Government
146:Population
114:51°32′09″N
1281:Transfers
1272:Wimbledon
1189:Orpington
1159:Beckenham
1131:Willesden
1111:Tottenham
1106:Southgate
1019:Middlesex
941:Chingford
863:Southwark
828:Islington
818:Hampstead
803:Greenwich
763:Battersea
619:23 August
550:Abolition
457:Formation
451:Becontree
435:Becontree
399:Becontree
219:18.6/acre
209:13.5/acre
117:0°04′43″E
1267:Richmond
1262:Surbiton
1179:Crayford
1121:Uxbridge
1101:Southall
1061:Finchley
1046:Edmonton
986:West Ham
951:East Ham
946:Dagenham
935:Chigwell
898:Woolwich
843:Lewisham
793:Finsbury
788:Deptford
689:, (1997)
520:Dagenham
512:East Ham
199:8.2/acre
1293:Staines
1252:Mitcham
1232:Croydon
1169:Bromley
1126:Wembley
1091:Hornsey
1056:Feltham
1051:Enfield
971:Romford
930:Barking
878:Stepney
838:Lambeth
823:Holborn
808:Hackney
783:Chelsea
643: (
581:Beckton
579:around
530:in the
395:Beckton
391:Barking
379:Barking
228:History
187:Density
32:Barking
1212:Barnes
1204:Surrey
1164:Bexley
1081:Hendon
1071:Harrow
1041:Ealing
1004:Barnet
966:Leyton
961:Ilford
937:(part)
853:Poplar
798:Fulham
749:London
516:Ilford
285:Status
178:72,293
168:51,270
158:31,294
1194:Penge
1184:Erith
1031:Acton
922:Essex
383:Essex
342:Motto
1151:Kent
621:2022
500:tram
439:Town
260:1965
250:1882
66:Area
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