London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
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Template:Infobox London Borough The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham is a London borough in East London.
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Neighbours
The borough borders the London Borough of Havering to the east with the River Rom forming part of the boundary. It borders the London Borough of Newham to the west with the River Roding forming much of the border. To the south is the River Thames which forms the borough's boundary with the London Borough of Bexley and the London Borough of Greenwich. To the north the borough forms a thin protrusion between Havering and the London Borough of Redbridge in order to encompass Chadwell Heath.
Settlement
The borough consists of mostly working class suburbs and includes the following areas:
Most of the housing in the borough was constructed by the London County Council during the interwar period of 1918-1939. Major settlement of the area, mostly escaping slum conditions in the East End of London, occurred during this period when the new motor and chemical industries such as the Ford Motor Company plant at Dagenham were set up. Since the decline of these industries in the 1980s, employment has shifted towards service sector jobs which has created an increase in the middle class population. As of 2006, the borough has the lowest average house prices in London.
History
Image:Arms-bark-dag.jpg The borough was formed in 1965 by the London Government Act 1963 as the London Borough of Barking from the greater part of the Municipal Borough of Barking and the Municipal Borough of Dagenham the former area of which was transferred to Greater London from Essex. It was renamed Barking and Dagenham in 1980.
Twinning
The town is twinned with Witten in Germany.
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Education
The Barking Campus of the University of East London is located in the borough. Other educational institutions in the borough include Barking College and All Saints School, Dagenham, a Roman Catholic secondary school.
Schools
Primary Schools
- Five Elms
- Grafton
- Hunters Hall
- Manor Infant & Junior Schools
- St. Josephs
- Richard Alibon
- St. Peters
Secondary Schools
- All Saints
- Barking Abbey
- Dagenham Park
- Eastbrook
- Eastbury
- Jo Richardson Community School
- Robert Clack
- Sydney Russell
- Warren
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