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Where is Barking?

Barking is located in the county of Greater London, London, six miles south of the town of Chigwell, 16 miles south of the major town of Harlow, and nine miles east of London. Barking lies five miles south-west of the Essex border, and was historically in the county of Essex. Barking falls within the London borough council of Barking and Dagenham, under the Greater London Authority. It is in the IG11 postcode district. The post town for Barking is Barking.

Barking on a map

Map showing extent of Barking as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Barking
Map showing location of Barking within the UK
Location of Barking within the UK

Which county is Barking in?

Barking is in the ceremonial county of Greater London, the historic county of Essex, and the administrative county of Greater London.

Ceremonial CountyGreater London
Historic CountyEssex
Administrative CountyGreater London

Where is Barking in Greater London?

Barking is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Greater London, and towards the easternmost extremity of Greater London.

Map showing location of Barking within Greater London
Location of Barking within Greater London

What is the postcode for Barking?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Barking is IG11 8EG.

Where is Barking in IG11?

Barking is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the IG11 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the IG11 postcode district.

Map showing location of Barking within IG11
Location of Barking within IG11

What is the post town for Barking?

The post town for Barking is Barking. Barking is in the IG11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Barking.

What is the latitude and longitude of Barking?

The centre of Barking is located at position 51.53817° latitude and 0.07893° longitude.

Latitude51.53817°
Longitude0.07893°

What is the easting and northing of Barking?

The centre of Barking is located at the grid reference easting 544277 and northing 184189 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting544277
Northing184189

What are the nearest towns to Barking?

Position of Barking relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Barking to the centre of the town.

south
6m
Barking is 6 miles south of Chigwell
south
8m
Barking is 8 miles south of Loughton
north-west
9m
Barking is 9 miles north-west of Dartford
north-west
11m
Barking is 11 miles north-west of Swanley
south
11m
Barking is 11 miles south of Waltham Abbey
north-west
11m
Barking is 11 miles north-west of Swanscombe
south
11m
Barking is 11 miles south of Epping
south-east
11m
Barking is 11 miles south-east of Waltham Cross
south-west
11m
Barking is 11 miles south-west of Brentwood
west
11m
Barking is 11 miles west of Grays

What are the nearest cities to Barking?

Position of Barking relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Barking to the centre of the city.

east
8m
Barking is 8 miles east of City of London
east
9m
Barking is 9 miles east of London
east
9m
Barking is 9 miles east of City of Westminster
south-west
22m
Barking is 22 miles south-west of Chelmsford
south-east
23m
Barking is 23 miles south-east of St Albans
west
27m
Barking is 27 miles west of Southend-on-Sea
south-west
43m
Barking is 43 miles south-west of Colchester
south
46m
Barking is 46 miles south of Cambridge
west
47m
Barking is 47 miles west of Canterbury
south-east
50m
Barking is 50 miles south-east of Milton Keynes

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