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Barking, IG11, is a suburban town in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, in North East London, England and is located 9.1 miles east of Charing Cross.  Barking is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.

The main history of Barking is its fishing. Barking has been associated with fishing since the 1300's but it was only in the Victorian period that the industry suddenly developed.  The owner of a small fleet called Samuel Hewett decided to keep his boats at sea longer than most other people.  His increased catch was regularly ferried to Billingsgate Market by special fast boats and to preserve the fish, ice was used for the first time and a great ice-house was built in Barking.

Other fishermen adopted the new practices and between the 1820's and the 1850's, the number of fishing vessels in Barking increased from 70 to 220.  The town became dangerously reliant on fishing, and by the 1850's Barking was full of fishermen, shipwrights, mast makers, sail makers, ships chandlers, water keg makers, pork cask makers, net makers, knitters, waterproof clothing and boot makers and ships biscuits bakers.  In the late 1850's a new dock opened at Grimsby in Lincolnshire and began to attract Barking fishermen.  In 1862, the Hewett's fleet moved closer to the fishing grounds and relocated to Gorleston in Suffolk.  Within a few years almost all the fishermen and the people that worked with them had left the town.  Today, the only easily accessible relic of the days of the Barking fishery is a boat on the arms of the Borough of Barking and Dagenham.

Transport links are numerous within the town of Barking.  There are many bus services which provide access to and from the town.  Barking station is a local transport hub and is served by the London Underground, London Overground and National Rail; which serve many destinations, including: Aldgate, Ealing, Farringdon, Richmond, Stepney, Stratford, Walthamstow and Whitechapel to quote just a few.  Obviously, most of London stations are served.

Barking is home to many places of interest, including: Barking Abbey, Abbey Church, Curfew Tower, Parish Church of St Margaret, Parish Church of St peter and St Paul, Dagenham Village, Valence House, Eastbury Manor House, Barking Magistrates Court, Civic Centre, Town Quay and the Milleniun Centre.

The neighbouring areas of Barking include: Woodgrange Park, Ilford, Loxford, Mayesbrook Park, Upney, Creekmouth, Beckton, North Beckton and East Ham.  This area in northeast London offers some serviced offices to let in Barking along with traditional commercial offices to rent, virtual offices and meeting rooms for hire.  To secure the most competitively priced deal on office space to rent in Barking, please contact our Barking’s leading commercial property expert via http://freeofficesearch.co.uk or telephone our office on freephone 0800 0710 710.  An office space advisor with knowledge of the Barking commercial property sector will be able to save you money on your office rental.  Call us today for fast, free and impartial advice prior to renting offices in Barking, IG11.