Barkingside

Barkingside
OS grid reference	TQ445895
London borough	Redbridge
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ILFORD
Postcode district	IG6
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	Ilford North
London Assembly	Havering and Redbridge

Barkingside is a district of Ilford in the London Borough of Redbridge, northeast London.

Barkingside was historically part of Essex until 1965, when the Greater London boroughs were created. Barkingside is chiefly known for the children's charity Barnardo's, which was founded there in 1866, and still has its headquarters there. Some of the oldest buildings in Barkingside include the Barnardo's chapel, the underground station, which was originally an Edwardian mainline station, and Holy Trinity Church, which dates from 1840. Barkingside is also known for having a particularly large Jewish community, along with much of the surrounding area of north Ilford and Chigwell.

Education

Main article: List of schools in the London Borough of Redbridge

Barkingside has four secondary schools: Ilford County High School, Caterham High School, King Solomon High School and Oaks Park High School.

Fullwell Cross Library, near the roundabout of the same name.

Amenities

Many of the buildings along the A123 Barkingside High Street are owned by entrepreneur Alan Sugar. At the northern end of the High Street is Fullwell Cross roundabout, which gives its name to the adjacent swimming baths and distinctive circular library, as well as the council neighbourhood bordering the northwest of Barkingside proper. Fulwell Cross takes its name from a mediaeval preaching cross that once stood there. Long before there was a church, monks from Barking Abbey would go there to conduct outdoor services for the farmers of Barkingside. At the Fulwell Cross roundabout is a pub, the Fairlop Oak, named after a giant tree, under which an annual fair took place for centuries.

Transport

Barkingside Underground Station

The nearest London Underground station is Barkingside tube station on the Central Line. There are also several bus routes:

Route Number	Route	Via	Operator	Operation
128	Claybury Broadway to Romford Station	Barkingside, Gants Hill , Ilford	Arriva London	Daily. London Buses service. Times
150	Chigwell Row to Becontree Heath Bus Station	Hainault Barkingside, Gants Hill , Ilford	Arriva London	Daily. London Buses service. Times
167	Debden to Ilford Hainault Street	Loughton , Barkingside, Gants Hill	Go-Ahead London	Daily. London Buses service. Times
169	Barking Town Center to Clayhall The Glade	Ilford , Newbury Park, Barkingside	Stagecoach London	Daily. London Buses service. Times
247	Barkingside Station to Romford Station	Hainault , Collier Row	Stagecoach London	Daily. London Buses service. Times
275	Walthamstow St James Street Station to Barkingside Tesco	Highams Park, Woodford Green, Woodford Bridge	[[First London --> Stagecoach London - 3rd March 2012]]	Daily. London Buses service. Times
462	Hainault The Lowe to Ilford Hainault Street	Grange Hill , Barkingside, Gants Hill	Arriva London	Daily. London Buses service. Times

Notable people

• Trevor Brooking, footballer, attended Ilford County High School
• Kathy Kirby, singer, grew up here

Nearby places

• Clayhall
• Fairlop
• Gants Hill
• Newbury Park
• Woodford

See also

• Barkingside tube station