12 Mar
Window shutters
Barnet - EN5
Enquiry from: Emma N
Start Date: Immediate
I would like a quote for my windows
Barking and Dagenham
The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham is a London borough in East London, England. It lies around 9 miles (14.4 km) east of Central London. The borough was formed in 1965 by the London Government Act 1963 as the London Borough of Barking. The constituent parts were almost all of the Municipal Borough of Barking and also the greater part of the Municipal Borough of Dagenham, the former location of which was transferred to Greater London from Essex. It is an Outer London borough and the south is inside the London Riverside portion of the Thames Gateway, which is an location designated as a national priority for urban regeneration. It covers a total area of 13.93 square miles.
As outlined by the 2011 census, the area features a population of around 198294, the majority of which reside inside the Becontree estate. Much of the housing of the borough was constructed by the London County Council through the interwar period of 1921-1939. Since the decline of these industries during the 1980s, employment has shifted more towards service sector jobs.
Much of the borough is inside the London Riverside section of the Thames Gateway zone and it is the site of considerable house building and also other development. Barking and Dagenham was 1 of six London boroughs to host the 2012 Summer Olympics.
