Barkingside

Infobox UK place
official_name= Barkingside
map_type= Greater London
region= London
country= England
london_borough= Redbridge
constituency_westminster= Ilford North
post_town= ILFORD
postcode_area= IG
postcode_district= IG6
dial_code= 020
os_grid_reference= TQ445895
latitude= 51.585833
longitude= 0.084444

Barkingside is a place in the London Borough of Redbridge, East London. It is a suburban development.

Barkingside was historically part of Essex until 1965, when the Greater London boroughs were created. It is home to schools including Ilford County High School and King Solomon High School. Barkingside is chiefly known for the children's charity Barnardo's, the charity that was founded here 1866; it is in Barkingside where the charity's national headquarters are based.Some of the oldest buildings in Barkingside include the Barnardo's chapel, the underground station which was originally an Edwardian mainline station when the steam trains came there and [http://www.eastlondonchurch.co.uk Holy Trinity Church] which dates from 1840.

Many of the buildings along the A123 "Barkingside High Street" are owned by entrepreneur Alan Sugar.Fact|date=October 2007 Former footballer Trevor Brooking attended Ilford County High School. At the northern end of the "High Street" is Fullwell Cross roundabout, giving its name to the adjacent swimming baths and distinctive circular library, as well as the neighbourhood bordering the northwest of Barkingside proper.

Nearby places

* Clayhall
* Fairlop
* Gants Hill
* Newbury Park

ee also

* [http://www.goldonian.org/barkingside Barkingside The Village Home]
*Barkingside tube station