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The London borough of Barking was formed in 1965 by the London Government Act 1963 as the London Borough of Barking. The constituent parts were the greater part of the Municipal Borough of Barking and the entire Municipal Borough of Dagenham, the former area of which was transferred to Greater London from Essex. At the time of the amalgamation the combined population of Barking and Dagenham was around 180,000.
London Borough of Barking is twinned with Witten, Germany and Tczew, Poland
Barking is situated in a prime position close to London Docklands, located near the new site for the 2012 Olympics and is only 12 minutes from the City of London by C2C train, Barking itself is a diverse, lively multi cultural and cosmopolitan suburb with many restaurants and leisure amenities, as well as a developing arts scene with numerous creative activities, arts projects and theatres.
In an article published in the Evening Standard, Barking came out as one of the safest areas in London. These figures were taken from data supplied by the Metropolitan Police.
Full of bustle and activity, with a variety of shops from major retail chain stores to smaller specialist retailers: the Barking town centre is pedestrianised and has a specialist retail Mall, also on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays the Town Centre comes alive with a traditional English outdoor market.
There are many restaurants, bars, coffee shops, wine bars and traditional English pubs, in the area offering a fantastic variety of cuisine from good olde english Fish and Chips to exotic flavours from the Far East.
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