Barkingside
Barkingside is an area in Ilford, in the London Borough of Redbridge.

Barkingside is an area in Ilford, in the London Borough of Redbridge. It includes the major road junction of Fullwell Cross, which also gives its name to the locality near that roundabout. The area is situated 10.6 miles (17km) north east of Charing Cross. Prior to 1965, it formed part of the borough of Ilford in the historic county of Essex.
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Worth seeing in and around Barkingside
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Valentines Park
Valentines Park is a 52-hectare park, south of Gants Hill, it is the largest green space in the London Borough of Redbridge. The park was originally the grounds of Valentines Mansion, a residence built in 1696.
1.9 km · park in the London Borough of Redbridge, UK · Wikipedia - 02Wanstead Park
Wanstead Park is a municipal park covering an area of about 140 acres, in Wanstead, in the London Borough of Redbridge. It is also a district of the London Borough of Redbridge, which was in Essex until 1965.
3.7 km · municipal park covering an area of about 140 acres (57 hectares), located in Wanstead, in the London Borough of Redbridge · Wikipedia - 03South Park
South Park is an Edwardian park to the south of Ilford, East London. It is one of the largest open spaces in the London Borough of Redbridge.
3.3 km · public park near London · Wikipedia - 04Church of St Mary
St Mary the Virgin, Wanstead is a Church of England church in Wanstead, east London. It is located on Overton Drive and now shares its parish with Christ Church, Wanstead.
3.9 km · historic church in Wanstead, Redbridge, London, England, UK · Wikipedia - 05Valentines Mansion
Valentines Park is a 52-hectare park, south of Gants Hill, it is the largest green space in the London Borough of Redbridge. The park was originally the grounds of Valentines Mansion, a residence built in 1696.
2 km · UK historic house museum, Ilford · Wikipedia - 06Exchange Ilford
The Exchange Ilford is the main retail shopping mall of Ilford, east London. It was owned by The Mall Fund for a period of time but has been sold and changed its name to Exchange Ilford in late 2010 or early 2011.
3 km · shopping mall in Ilford, England · Wikipedia - 07City of London Cemetery and Crematorium
The City of London Cemetery and Crematorium is a cemetery and crematorium in Manor Park, London. It is owned and operated by the City of London Corporation.
3.8 km · cemetery and crematorium in the London Borough of Newham · Wikipedia - 08Redbridge Town Hall
Redbridge Town Hall is a municipal building in High Road, Ilford, London. The town hall, which is the headquarters of Redbridge London Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building.
3.1 km · municipal building of the London Borough of Redbridge, Greater London · Wikipedia - 09St Alban's Church, Ilford
St Alban's Church, Ilford, is a Church of England church and parish in Ilford, part of the London Borough of Redbridge. It began as a temporary building, replaced by a permanent Neo-Gothic redbrick one on Albert Road built between 1900 and 1906.
3.3 km · church of england church · Wikipedia - 10St Mary's Church, Ilford
St Mary's Church, Ilford or St Mary's Church, Great Ilford is a Church of England parish church in Ilford, located in the London Borough of Redbridge.
2.7 km · Anglican church in Ilford, London, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Barkingside
- Airports
- London Stansted (STN), 35 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 40 km · London Luton (LTN), 45 km
- Stations
- Gants Hill tube station, 1.6 km · Hainault tube station, 2 km · South Woodford tube station, 4 km · Barkingside tube station, 300 m · Fairlop tube station, 1.2 km
- London → Barkingside16 km · quickest by road, 58 min · £1.5–2
- Luton, Luton → Barkingside47 km · quickest by road, 1h 24m · £6–8
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Barkingside168 km · quickest by road, 3h 6m · £18–24
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No local-transport research exists yet for Barkingside
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Barkingside. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inUse Woolwich Ferry then for destinations in south London.
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Next door to Barkingside
Barkingside is 14 km from Islington, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- London Borough of Redbridgeborough in the London Region in England3.1 km
- Ilfordtown in the London Borough of Redbridge, England, UK3.2 km
- Wansteaddistrict in east London, England4 km
- Goodmayesarea in the London Borough of Redbridge, England, UK3.2 km
- Seven Kingsdistrict of Ilford in east London, England, part of the London Borough of Redbridge2.2 km
- Hainaultsuburb of east London, England2 km