Editing London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

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The '''London Borough of Barking and Dagenham''' ({{audio|en-uk-LBBarkingAndDagenham.ogg|pronunciation}}) is a [[London boroughs|London borough]] in [[East London]].<ref>[http://www.london.gov.uk/thelondonplan/maps-diagrams/map-5a-01.jsp ''Map 5A.1 - London's sub-regions''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100324145212/http://www.london.gov.uk/thelondonplan/maps-diagrams/map-5a-01.jsp |date=24 March 2010 }} ''The London Plan ([[Greater London Authority]], 2008)  accessed 13 November 2009</ref> The borough was created in 1965 as the '''London Borough of Barking'''; the name was changed in 1980. It is an [[Outer London]] borough and the south is within the [[London Riverside]] section of the [[Thames Gateway]]; an area designated as a national priority for [[urban renewal|urban regeneration]]. At the 2011 census it had a population of 187,000. The borough's three main towns are [[Barking, London|Barking]], [[Chadwell Heath]] and [[Dagenham]]. The local authority is the [[Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council]]. Barking and Dagenham was one of six London boroughs to host the [[2012 Summer Olympics]].<ref>[http://hub.companycheck.co.uk/happiness-in-business/ “Happiness in Business: How being happy affects business success"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208145140/http://hub.companycheck.co.uk/happiness-in-business/ |date=8 December 2015 }}, Company Check, 26 August 2015</ref>

==History==
The London Borough of Barking (as it was originally called) was created in 1965 under the [[London Government Act 1963]], covering the combined area of the former [[Municipal Borough of Barking]] and the [[Municipal Borough of Dagenham]], with the exceptions of a small area at Hog Hill from Dagenham which went to [[London Borough of Redbridge|Redbridge]], and the [[Gallions Reach Shopping Park|Gallions Reach]] area, being the part of Barking west of [[Barking Creek]], which went to [[London Borough of Newham|Newham]]. The area was transferred from [[Essex]] to Greater London to become one of the 32 London Boroughs.<ref>{{cite book | first=Frederic |last=Youngs | title=Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England | volume=I: Southern England | year=1979 | publisher=[[Royal Historical Society]] | location=London | isbn=0-901050-67-9}}</ref> At the time of its creation the combined population of Barking and Dagenham was around 180,000.<ref name=suburb/>

The pre-1965 borough of Barking had evolved from the Barking Town [[Local board of health#Local Government Act 1858|local government district]], which had been created in 1882 covering the central part of the parish of [[Barking, London|Barking]]. Such districts were reconstituted as [[Urban district (England and Wales)|urban district]]s under the [[Local Government Act 1894]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Kelly's Directory of Essex |date=1914 |page=33 |url=https://specialcollections.le.ac.uk/digital/collection/p16445coll4/id/60623/rec/2 |access-date=17 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=act|act=Local Government Act 1894|year=1894|chapter=73|access-date=12 April 2024}}</ref> The Barking Town Urban District was incorporated to become a [[municipal borough]] in 1931, at which point the name was changed from Barking Town to Barking.<ref>{{cite web |title=Barking Urban District / Municipal Borough |url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10061702 |website=A Vision of Britain through Time |publisher=GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth |access-date=17 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=A History of the County of Essex: Volume 5 |date=1966 |publisher=Victoria County History |location=London |pages=219–222 |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/essex/vol5/pp219-222 |access-date=1 May 2024}}</ref>

[[Dagenham]] was a [[rural parish]] with a [[Parish council (England)|parish council]] from 1894, subordinate to the [[Romford Rural District Council]]. In 1926 the parish council was replaced when Dagenham was made an urban district; it was made a municipal borough in 1938.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dagenham Urban District / Municipal Borough |url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10025928 |website=A Vision of Britain through Time |publisher=GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth |access-date=1 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | first=Frederic |last=Youngs | title=Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England | volume=I: Southern England | year=1979 | publisher=[[Royal Historical Society]] | location=London | isbn=0-901050-67-9}}</ref>

The council changed the London borough's name from 'Barking' to 'Barking and Dagenham' with effect from 1 January 1980.<ref>{{cite book |title=Alteration of areas and status of local authorities 1980–1982 |date=1982 |publisher=Department of the Environment |location=London |page=1729 |url=https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20221201180331mp_/https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/lgbce/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/11373/bulletin80-82.pdf |access-date=16 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.barking-dagenham.gov.uk/9-democracy/mayor/mayor-past.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926223705/http://www.barking-dagenham.gov.uk/9-democracy/mayor/mayor-past.html|url-status=dead|title=Past Mayors.|archivedate=26 September 2007}}</ref> In 1994, the borough was expanded to cover the part of the [[Becontree]] estate that until then had been within the Borough of Redbridge<ref>https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/1443/made {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref> and other areas. The area covered by [[Mayesbrook Park]] in the Borough was once part of the historic [[Manor of Jenkins]], seat of the [[Henry Fanshawe (disambiguation)|Fanshawe]] family.

Historic records of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and predecessor bodies the Borough of Barking and the  Borough of Dagenham are held at the Barking and Dagenham Archive Service, Valence House Museum.

There are a total of 52 [[listed building]]s located within the borough's boundaries.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Listed Buildings in Barking and Dagenham |url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/england/barking-and-dagenham#.Y1qYB-zMKAz |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=britishlistedbuildings.co.uk}}</ref> The [[Grade I and II* listed buildings in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham|Grade I and Grade II* listed buildings]] in the borough include [[Eastbury Manor House]], the [[St Peter and St Paul, Dagenham|Church of Peter and Paul, Dagenham]] and [[Valence House Museum|Valence House]].

==Boundaries==
The borough borders the [[London Borough of Havering]] to the east with the [[River Rom]] forming part of the boundary. It borders the [[London Borough of Newham]] to the west with the [[River Roding]] forming much of the border. To the south is the [[River Thames]] which forms the borough's boundary with the [[London Borough of Bexley]] and the [[Royal Borough of Greenwich]]. To the north the borough forms a thin protrusion between Havering and the [[London Borough of Redbridge]] in order to encompass [[Chadwell Heath]]. 530 hectares within the borough are designated as part of the [[Metropolitan Green Belt]].

==Geography==
See [[List of areas of London]]

The borough's major districts include [[Barking, London|Barking]], [[Becontree]] and [[Dagenham]]. It borders five other London boroughs: Newham, Redbridge, Havering, and Greenwich and Bexley to the south of the Thames.

Much of the housing of the borough was constructed by the [[London County Council]] during the [[interwar period]] of 1921–1939.<ref name=suburb>[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42708 ''Metropolitan Essex since 1919: Suburban growth'', A History of the County of Essex: Volume 5 (1966), pp. 63-74] accessed: 16 October 2007</ref> Major settlement of the area, mostly escaping slum conditions in the [[East End of London]], occurred during this period when the new motor and chemical industries such as the [[Ford Motor Company]] plant at [[Dagenham]] were set up.<ref name=suburb/> Since the decline of these industries in the 1980s, employment has shifted towards [[service sector]] jobs. There are large areas of logistics and warehouse development around the A13 road. Much of the borough is within the [[London Riverside]] area of the [[Thames Gateway]] zone and is the site of considerable house building and other development, such as Beam Park. A £500 million budget has been earmarked for redevelopment of the borough's principal district of [[Barking, London|Barking]].<ref>[http://www.operis.com/ojec050714/050714m.htm ''Project UK-Barking: urban development'' (Operis)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060512121947/http://www.operis.com/ojec050714/050714m.htm |date=12 May 2006 }} accessed 16 October 2007</ref>

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
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 |title    = Population
 |align    = left
 |footnote = Source: [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/data_cube_table_page.jsp?data_theme=T_POP&data_cube=N_TPop&u_id=10056780&c_id=10001043&add=N ''A Vision of Britain through time'']
|1801 |1937
|1811 |2647
|1821 |3110
|1831 |3746
|1841 |4151
|1851 |4804
|1861 |5983
|1871 |7162
|1881 |8341
|1891 |16658
|1901 |25080
|1911 |37759
|1921 |67708
|1931 |121410
|1941 |143122
|1951 |168724
|1961 |164639
|1971 |160656
|1981 |148973
|1991 |146154
|2001 |163944
|2011 |185911
|2021 |218871
}}
[[File:Barking and Dagenham population pyramid.svg|thumb|Population pyramid of Barking and Dagenham in 2021]]
[[File:Religious makeup of Barking and Dagenham by single year age groups in 2021.svg|thumb|Religious makeup of Barking and Dagenham by single year age groups in 2021]]
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In 1801, the [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]]es that form the modern borough had a total population of 1,937; and the area was characterised by farming, woodland and the fishing fleet at [[Barking, London|Barking]]. This last industry employed 1,370 men and boys by 1850, but by the end of the century had ceased to exist; replaced by train deliveries of fresh fish from the East Coast ports.<ref>{{cite web|title=The borough of Barking|publisher=British History Online|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=42729|access-date=2007-01-26}}</ref> The population rose slowly through the 19th century, as the district became built up; and new industries developed around Barking.

The population rose dramatically between 1921 and 1931, when the [[London County Council]] developed the [[Becontree Estate]]. This [[public housing]] development of 27,000 homes housed over 100,000 people, split between the then [[Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland)|urban district]] councils of [[Municipal Borough of Ilford|Ilford]], [[Municipal Borough of Dagenham|Dagenham]] and [[Municipal Borough of Barking|Barking]]. People were rehoused from the [[slum]]s of the [[East End]].<ref>[http://www.barking-dagenham.gov.uk/4-heritage/becontree/becontree-menu.html ''The Becontree Housing Estate''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070616091514/http://www.barking-dagenham.gov.uk/4-heritage/becontree/becontree-menu.html |date=16 June 2007 }} (LB Barking & Dagenham) accessed 25 February 2009</ref> In 1931, the [[Ford Motor Company]] relocated to a {{convert|500|acre|km2}} site at [[Dagenham]], and in 1932 the [[District line]] was extended to [[Upminster]]; bringing further development to the area.

After [[World War II]], further public housing projects were built to rehouse the many Londoners made homeless in [[the Blitz]]. As industry declined during the 1960s, the population entered a long decline, but has now begun to rise again with new housing developments on brownfield sites. In 2013 Barking and Dagenham has England's highest fertility rate: 2.58.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23403391|title=An average baby?|first=Mark|last=Easton|work=BBC News|date=23 July 2013}}</ref>

At the time of the 2011 census, 49.5% of the borough's community identified themselves as white British. Barking and Dagenham has been strongly influenced by immigration, with the white British population having dropped 30.6% from 2001 to 2011 - the second largest decrease in the country, behind neighbouring [[London Borough of Newham|Newham]]. The population of non-UK born residents increasing by 205%.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lbbd.gov.uk/CouncilandDemocracy/Census/Documents/130122%20LBBD%202011%20Census%20Key%20Statistics%20FINAL_update.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-07-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226145428/http://www.lbbd.gov.uk/CouncilandDemocracy/Census/Documents/130122%20LBBD%202011%20Census%20Key%20Statistics%20FINAL_update.pdf |archive-date=26 February 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The largest decrease of White British occurred in the Longbridge ward (79.8% in 2001 to 35% in 2011), and the Abbey ward, which contains the main [[Barking, London|Barking]] area (from 46.2% to 15.8%). The smallest decrease was in the Eastbrook ward. The largest minority communities were of Black and Asian heritage.

Barking and Dagenham had by far the largest decrease of the 65+ population, having dropped almost 20% between 2001 and 2011. There were 69,700 households in the borough in 2011, up 3.6% from 2001. The borough also had the largest proportion of school-age (5-19) population of all the local authorities in England and Wales, 21.4%, at the 2011 census. The borough's pre-school (0-4) population rose by 49.1% from 2001 to 2011, by far the largest increase in London.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://data.london.gov.uk/datastorefiles/documents/2011-census-first-results.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-06-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021093542/http://data.london.gov.uk/datastorefiles/documents/2011-census-first-results.pdf |archive-date=21 October 2014 }}</ref>
{{Clear}}

The following table shows the ethnic group of respondents in the 2001 and 2011 census in Barking and Dagenham.

===Ethnicity===
[[File:Ethnic makeup of Barking and Dagenham by single year ages in 2021.svg|thumb|Ethnic makeup of Barking and Dagenham by single year ages in 2021]]
[[File:Ethnic demography of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham over time.gif|thumb|Ethnic demography of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham over time]]
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right"
! rowspan="3" |Ethnic Group
! colspan="12" |Year
|-
! colspan="2" |1971 estimations<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tim Butler |first=Chris Hamnett |title=Ethnicity, class and aspiration |url=https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/ethnicity-class-and-aspiration |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=Policy Press |page=66}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |1981 estimations<ref>{{Cite journal |date=1985 |title=Ethnic minorities in Britain: statistical information on the pattern of settlement |url=https://jstor.org/stable/community.28327806 |journal=Commission for Racial Equality |language=English |pages=Table 2.2|last1= Equality|first1= Commission for Racial}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |1991 census<ref>{{cite web |title=1991 census – theme tables |url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/asv2htm.aspx |access-date=20 January 2017 |publisher=NOMIS |archive-date=30 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930205650/https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/asv2htm.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2001 census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/construct/submit.asp?forward=yes&menuopt=201&subcomp= |title=KS006 - Ethnic group  |publisher=NOMIS |access-date=30 January 2016}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2011 census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/QS201EW/view/1946157259?cols=measures |title=Ethnic Group by measures |publisher=NOMIS |access-date=8 January 2016}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2021 census<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ethnic group - Office for National Statistics |url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/datasets/TS021/editions/2021/versions/1/filter-outputs/d2f0a39a-75b6-4995-b4bd-a5b68ff79027#get-data |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=www.ons.gov.uk}}</ref>
|-
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
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! style="text-align:left" | [[White people in the United Kingdom|White]]: Total 
!–
!98.2%
!141,912
!95.9%
!133,903
!93.19%!! 139,667 !! 85.19% !! 108,386 !! 58.30%
!98,275
!44.9%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | White: [[White British|British]]
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–|| 132,566|| 80.86% || 91,949 || 49.46%
|67,550
|30.9%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | White: [[White Irish|Irish]]
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–|| 2,753 || 1.68% || 1,730|| 0.93%
|1,185
|0.5%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | White: [[White Gypsy or Irish Traveller|Gypsy or Irish Traveller]]
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–||  –||  –|| 182|| 0.10%
|184
|0.1%
|-
|White: Roma
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|858
|0.4%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | White: [[Other White|Other]]
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–|| 4,348|| 2.65% || 14,525|| 7.81%
|28,498
|13.0%
|-
! style="text-align:left" | [[British Asian|Asian or Asian British]]: Total  
!–
!–
!–
!–
!5,778
!4%!! 9,061 !! 5.53% !! 29,594 !! 15.92%
!56,583
!25.8%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Asian or Asian British: [[British Indians|Indian]]
|–
|–
|–
|–
|2,807
|1.95%|| 3,681 || 2.25% || 7,436|| 4.00%
|11,503
|5.3%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Asian or Asian British: [[British Pakistanis|Pakistani]]
|–
|–
|–
|–
|1,674
|1.16%|| 3,055 || 1.86% || 8,007 || 4.31%
|15,799
|7.2%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Asian or Asian British: [[British Bangladeshis|Bangladeshi]]
|–
|–
|–
|–
|200
| || 673 || 0.41% || 7,701|| 4.14%
|22,393
|10.2%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Asian or Asian British: [[British Chinese|Chinese]]
|–
|–
|–
|–
|593
| || 775 || 0.47% || 1,315|| 0.71%
|1,385
|0.6%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Asian or Asian British: Other Asian 
|–
|–
|–
|–
|504
| || 877 || 0.53% || 5,135|| 2.76%
|5,503
|2.5%
|-
! style="text-align:left" | [[Black British people|Black or Black British]]: Total 
!–
!–
!–
!–
!3,347
!2.32%!! 11,440 !! 6.98% !! 37,140 !! 19.98%
!46,807
!21.4%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Black or Black British: [[British African-Caribbean people|African]]
|–
|–
|–
|–
|919
|0.6%|| 7,284 || 4.44% || 28,685 || 15.43%
|35,101
|16.0%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Black or Black British: [[British African-Caribbean people|Caribbean]]
|–
|–
|–
|–
|1,790
|1.24%|| 3,434 || 2.09% || 5,227 || 2.81%
|5824
|2.7%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Black or Black British: [[Classification of ethnicity in the United Kingdom|Other Black]]
|–
|–
|–
|–
|638
|0.4%|| 722 || 0.44% || 3,228 || 1.74%
|5882
|2.7%
|-
! style="text-align:left" | [[Mixed (United Kingdom ethnicity category)|Mixed or British Mixed]]: Total 
!–
!–
!–
!–
!–
!–!! 3,076 !! 1.88% !! 7,878 !! 4.24%
!9,320
!4.3%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Mixed: White and Black Caribbean 
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–|| 1,420 || 0.87% || 2,669 || 1.44%
|2,974
|1.4%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Mixed: White and Black African 
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–|| 572 || 0.35% || 2,128 || 1.14%
|2,376
|1.1%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Mixed: White and Asian 
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–|| 534 || 0.33% || 1,246|| 0.67%
|1,550
|0.7%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Mixed: Other Mixed 
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–|| 550 || 0.34% || 1,835 || 0.99%
|2,420
|1.1%
|- 5
! style="text-align:left" | Other: Total 
!–
!–
!–
!–
!653
!0.45%!! 700 !! 0.43% !! 2,913 !! 1.57%
!7,886
!3.6%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Other: Arab 
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–||  –||  –|| 973|| 0.52%
|1,489
|0.7%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Other: Any other ethnic group 
|–
|–
|–
|–
|653
|0.45%|| 700|| 0.43%|| 1,940 || 1.04%
|6,397
|2.9%
|-
! style="text-align:left" | Ethnic minority: Total 
!–
!1.8%
!6,063
!4.1%
!9,778
!6.8%!! 24,277 !! 14.81% !! 77,525 !! 41.70%
!120,596
!55.1%
|-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! style="text-align:left" | Total 
!–
!100%
!147,975
!100%
!143,681
!100%!! 163,944 !! 100.00% !! 185,911 !! 100.00%
!218,871
!100%
|}

==Governance==
{{Main|Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council}}
[[File:Barking town hall london.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Barking Town Hall]], headquarters of Barking and Dagenham Council]]
The local authority is Barking and Dagenham Council, which meets at [[Barking Town Hall]].

===Greater London representation===
For elections to the [[Greater London Council]], the borough formed the [[Barking (electoral division)#First series|Barking]] electoral division, electing two members. In 1973 it was divided into the single-member [[Barking (electoral division)#Second series|Barking]] and [[Dagenham (electoral division)|Dagenham]] electoral divisions.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Boothroyd |first1=David |title=Greater London Council Election results: Barking and Dagenham |url=http://www.election.demon.co.uk/glc/glcbd.html |website=United Kingdom Election Results |access-date=29 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324185151/http://www.election.demon.co.uk/glc/glcbd.html |archive-date=24 March 2016}}</ref>  The Greater London Council was abolished in 1986.

Since 2000, the borough is within the [[City and East (London Assembly constituency)|City and East]] [[London Assembly]] constituency, returning [[Unmesh Desai]] as the directly elected Assembly Member.

===UK Parliament===
The borough is covered by two parliamentary constituencies: [[Barking (UK Parliament constituency)|Barking]] and  [[Dagenham and Rainham (UK Parliament constituency)|Dagenham and Rainham]]. The latter was first contested in [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010]].

===Twin cities===
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham is twinned with:
* [[Witten]], [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], Germany
* [[Tczew]], [[Pomeranian Voivodeship]], Poland<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.barking-dagenham.gov.uk/9-democracy/town-twin/town-twin-main.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070616091514/http://www.barking-dagenham.gov.uk/9-democracy/town-twin/town-twin-main.html|url-status=dead|title=Town Twinning. Barking and Dagenham<!-- Bot generated title -->|archivedate=16 June 2007}}</ref>

==Education==
{{Further|List of schools in Barking and Dagenham}}
There are many schools and further education facilities in the borough. Situated near the Town Hall, the [[Barking Learning Centre]] is a learning facility providing a range of courses leading to recognised qualifications. It also includes a library with free public internet access, the council's first One Stop Shop, conference and meeting space, a gallery and a café. A study in 2017 found that nearly half of Barking & Dagenham's 19 year olds lack Level 3 qualifications (A Level equivalent) which was the highest figure in London.<ref name="London's Poverty Profile">{{cite web|title=London's Poverty Profile|url=https://www.trustforlondon.org.uk/data/19-year-old-qualifications-borough/|website=Trust for London|access-date=8 January 2018|archive-date=3 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703163143/https://www.trustforlondon.org.uk/data/19-year-old-qualifications-borough/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[Barking and Dagenham College|Barking & Dagenham College]] is a general [[further education]] college offering courses for leaners 16+. It has four campuses across the borough with their main campus being located in [[Rush Green, London|Rush Green]] less than a mile from the [[Romford]] town centre. Their other campus is located in [[Barking, London|Barking]] town center at the Technical Skills Academy, [[The Broadway (theatre)|The Broadway Theatre]] and Barking Learning Centre. 

[[CU London]], a Higher Education institute owned and governed by Coventry University, started offering courses to students in September 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.barkinganddagenhampost.co.uk/news/education/sign-up-to-study-at-coventry-university-s-dagenham-civic-centre-campus-1-4700073|title=Sign up to study at Coventry University's Dagenham Civic Centre campus|last=Rasiah|first=Janine|website=Barking and Dagenham Post|date=16 September 2016|language=en|access-date=2019-06-20}}</ref> Situated in the former [[Civic Centre, Dagenham|Dagenham Civic Centre]], they offer a range of subjects across Foundation, HNC, HND and degree level.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.coventry.ac.uk/cul/study/full-time/|title=Full-time degree courses {{!}} CU London|website=www.coventry.ac.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-06-20}}</ref>

The [[University of East London]] formerly had a campus in the borough, however this has now closed with all campuses now being located in the neighbouring borough of [[Newham]].

==Transport==
In March 2011, the main forms of transport that residents used to travel to work were: driving a car or van, 22.5% of all residents aged 16–74; underground, metro, light rail, tram, 7.5%; bus, minibus or coach, 7.5%; train, 7.3%; on foot, 3.7%; passenger in a car or van, 1.7%; work mainly at or from home, 1.3%.<ref>{{cite web|title=2011 Census: QS701EW Method of travel to work, local authorities in England and Wales|url=http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/2011-census/key-statistics-and-quick-statistics-for-wards-and-output-areas-in-england-and-wales/rft-qs701ew.xls|publisher=Office for National Statistics|access-date=23 November 2013}} Percentages are of all residents aged 16-74 including those not in employment. Respondents could only pick one mode.</ref>

===Rail===
Barking and Dagenham is served by both the [[London Underground]] and [[National Rail]] networks. On the London Underground, the Borough is served by both  [[Hammersmith & City line|Hammersmith & City Line]], and [[District line|District Line]] trains.

National Rail c2c trains call at [[Dagenham Dock railway station|Dagenham Dock]] and [[Barking station|Barking]] railway stations. Most c2c trains terminate at [[Fenchurch Street railway station|London Fenchurch Street]], whilst to the east, trains serve [[Grays railway station|Grays]], [[Southend Central railway station|Southend]] and [[Shoeburyness railway station|Shoeburyness]] in Essex.

Barking and, from summer 2022, [[Barking Riverside railway station|Barking Riverside]] railway stations are served by the [[London Overground]] with frequent services to [[Gospel Oak]] in the [[London Borough of Camden]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.lbbd.gov.uk/sites/default/files/attachments/Chapter-2.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322024304/https://www.lbbd.gov.uk/sites/default/files/attachments/Chapter-2.pdf |archive-date=2019-03-22 |url-status=live|title=Chapter 2: Local Transport Context|last=London Borough of Barking and Dagenham|website=London Borough of Barking and Dagenham|access-date=22 March 2019}}</ref>

[[Crossrail|The Elizabeth Line]] serves [[Chadwell Heath railway station]], which straddles the border between the [[London Borough of Redbridge]] and the borough.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/commuter-rail/go-ahead-for-london-overground-barking-riverside-extension/|title=Go-ahead for London Overground Barking Riverside extension|date=2017-08-04|website=International Railway Journal|language=en|access-date=2019-03-22}}</ref>

Hammersmith & City Line services terminate at Barking. Some District Line services terminate at Barking, but many also call at [[Upney tube station|Upney]], [[Becontree tube station|Becontree]], [[Dagenham Heathway tube station|Dagenham Heathway]] and [[Dagenham East tube station|Dagenham East]] in the Borough. Some services terminate at Dagenham East.

===Bus===
Several [[London Buses]] serve the Borough. Night buses 128, EL1, N15 and N86 travel into [[Central London]], [[Stratford, London|Stratford]], [[Romford]] and [[Harold Hill]] every night.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tfl.gov.uk/forms/14144.aspx?borough=Barking+&+Dagenham&nameid=barking-dagenham&boroughid=1|title=Bus routes & borough reports - Transport for London|website=tfl.gov.uk|access-date=2019-03-22}}</ref>

===Cycling===
[[Cycle Superhighway 3]] begins in [[Barking, London|Barking]], to the south of [[Greatfields Park]], linking the Borough to [[Canary Wharf]], the [[City of London]] and the [[City of Westminster]] via a [[bike freeway]], most of which is segregated from other road traffic. [[TfL]] plans to extend the cycle network to [[Barking Riverside]]; the first consultations about this closed in winter 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lcc.org.uk/articles/ilford-barking-riverside-future-route|title=Ilford – Barking Riverside future route|website=lcc.org.uk|access-date=2019-03-22|archive-date=22 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322024259/https://lcc.org.uk/articles/ilford-barking-riverside-future-route|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Roads===
Two major [[A road|A-roads]] cross the Borough: the [[A12 road (England)|A12]] and [[A13 road (England)|A13]].

The A12 has one junction in the Borough, to the north of [[Chadwell Heath]]. To the west, the A12 carries traffic through [[Newbury Park, London|Newbury Park]] towards the [[North Circular Road, London|North Circular]], [[Stratford, London|Stratford]] and [[Central London]]. To the east, the A12 heads through [[Romford]] towards [[M25 motorway|the M25]] and south and east [[Essex]].

The A13 is named Alfred's Way as it enters the Borough to the west. Crossing Barking and Dagenham, the dual carriageway can be accessed via several [[Interchange (road)|grade-separated junctions]]. Leaving the Borough to the west via the A13 will lead to [[London Docklands|the Docklands]] and the [[City of London]]. To the east, the A13 passes [[Rainham, London|Rainham]] and the M25 before traffic heads into south Essex.

Other A-roads cross the Borough, including the [[A118 road|A118]], [[A123 road|A123]], [[A124]], [[A1083]], [[A1112]], and [[A1306]], although these roads are smaller and generally carry less traffic.

==Local media==
Time 107.5 FM broadcasts local news from nearby [[Romford]].

Bedrock<ref>{{cite web|title=Bedrock (Hospital Radio)|url=http://bedrockradio.org.uk|website=Bedrock (Hospital Radio)}}</ref> is the local [[Hospital radio]] service available on-line and broadcasts a range of health related information focused around the local Hospitals; [[King George Hospital, London|King George Hospital]] and [[Queen's Hospital]].

[[Barking & Dagenham News]], a hyperlocal news service distributes news, weather, travel, sport and entertainment updates on [[Facebook Watch]].

==London Fire Brigade==
The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham has two fire stations within its boundary: Barking and Dagenham.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/about_us/media/Barking_and_Dagenham.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080229030540/http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/about_us/media/Barking_and_Dagenham.pdf|url-status=dead|title=London Fire Brigade - Barking and Dagenham Profile|archivedate=29 February 2008}}</ref> Barking fire station operates two pumping appliances, a bulk foam unit and a command unit. The support units that are operated here will cover a large selection of station grounds and areas. Dagenham fire station operates two pumping appliances and a 64M turn table Ladder.  The Turntable ladder is one of 3 that are in use in london and are the tallest ladders in use in the uk fire and rescue service.{{cn|date=January 2024}}

Of the two stations; Dagenham is the busier, attending over 2,000 incidents in 2006/2007.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/about_us/media/Barking_and_Dagenham.pdf/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080229030540/http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/about_us/media/Barking_and_Dagenham.pdf|url-status=dead|title=London Fire Brigade - Barking and Dagenham Profile|archivedate=29 February 2008}}</ref>

==Coat of arms==
{{Main|Coat of arms of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham}}
The coat of arms of the borough displays the Curfew tower of [[Barking Abbey]] in its [[crest (heraldry)|crest]].

==Freedom of the Borough==
The following people and military units have received the [[Freedom of the City|Freedom of the Borough]] of Barking and Dagenham.

{{Incomplete list|date=March 2021}}

===Individuals===
* George Shaw: 1992.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.barkinganddagenhampost.co.uk/news/tributes-to-george-shaw-7798318|title = Tributes to 'Mr Housing' who served on council for 31 years|date = 2 March 2021}}</ref>
* Charles J. Fairbrass: 1992.
*Stephen R Thompson:  2008
* [[Sandie Shaw]]: 28 April 2021.
* Claire Symonds : 28 April 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.barkinganddagenhampost.co.uk/news/paul-ince-sandie-shaw-scoop-freedom-of-borough-7930786 |title=Paul Ince, Sandie Shaw, Ford strike activist and town hall chief awarded Barking and Dagenham's top honour  |last=King |first=Jon |date=28 April 2021 |website=The Barking and Dagenham Post |publisher= |access-date=29 September 2021 |quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Council grants Honorary Freedom of the Borough to trade union activist, Managing Director of the Council, 60's pop star and former professional footballer |url=https://www.lbbd.gov.uk/news/council-grants-honorary-freedom-of-the-borough-to-trade-union-activist-managing-director-of |website=Barking and Dagenham Borough Council |access-date=29 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Paul Ince]]: 23 September 2021.
* [[Iranian Embassy siege|Trevor Lock]]: 23 September 2021.
* Dora Challingsworth: 23 September 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.barkinganddagenhampost.co.uk/news/paul-ince-receives-freedom-of-barking-and-dagenham-8368626 |title=Ex-footballer, Ford strike leader and Iranian embassy siege cop awarded Barking and Dagenham's highest accolade  |last=King |first=Jon |date=28 April 2021 |website=The Barking and Dagenham Post |publisher= |access-date=29 September 2021 |quote=}}</ref>

===Military units===
* The [[Royal Anglian Regiment]]: February 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.barkinganddagenhampost.co.uk/news/let-s-salute-the-freemen-of-the-borough-1-575357|title=Let's salute the Freemen of the Borough!|website=Barking and Dagenham Post|date=5 February 2010|access-date=7 March 2021|archive-date=14 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714170307/http://www.barkinganddagenhampost.co.uk/news/let-s-salute-the-freemen-of-the-borough-1-575357|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://moderngov.barking-dagenham.gov.uk/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=23620 |title=Archived copy |access-date=17 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304185746/http://moderngov.barking-dagenham.gov.uk/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=23620 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|London}}
*[[List of people from Barking and Dagenham]]

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[https://www.lbbd.gov.uk/ Barking and Dagenham Council]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081016035322/http://www.bdpct.nhs.uk/ NHS Barking and Dagenham]
*[http://valencehousecollections.co.uk/object/borough-of-dagenham-and-its-predecessors-1926-1965/ Borough of Dagenham historic records]
*[http://valencehousecollections.co.uk/object/borough-of-barking-and-its-predecessors-1882-1965/ Borough of Barking historic records]
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