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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Barking like this:
Barking.-- par. and market town, S. Essex, 2 miles N. of river Thames, 7 miles E. of London by rail -- 12,307 ac., pop, 16,848; town, 3814 ac., pop. 9203. Market-day, Saturday. It has a large jute factory and other manufacturing works; there are also extensive market gardens.
Barking is now part of BARKING AND DAGENHAM District. Click here for graphs and data of how BARKING AND DAGENHAM has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Barking itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Barking, in Barking and Dagenham and Essex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/389
Date accessed: 16th February 2026
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