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Barking (other)
Barking may refer to: Places * Barking, London, a town in East London, England ** London Borough of Barking, 1965–1980 ** Municipal Borough of Barking, 1931–1965 ** Barking (UK Parliament constituency) ** Barking (electoral division), Greater London Council * Barking, Suffolk, a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk, England Arts and entertainment * ''Barking'' (album), by Underworld * "Barking" (song), by Ramz * ''Barking'' (TV series), a 1998 British sketch comedy show * ''Barking!'', a 2004 British children's series Other uses * Bark (sound), the sound dogs and some other animals make * Barking Rugby Football Club, an English rugby union club in Barking, London See also * Barking Lodge, a village in Jamaica * Barking Sands, Hawaii, United States * Barking station Barking is an interchange station serving the town of Barking, east London. It is served by London Underground, London Overground and National Rail main line services. It is lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barking, London
Barking is a riverside town in East London, England, within the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. It is east of Charing Cross. The total population of Barking was 59,068 at the 2011 census.If defined as the Abbey, Eastbury, Gascoigne, Longbridge, and Thames Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom, electoral wards of Barking & Dagenham Council In addition to an extensive and fairly low-density residential area, the town centre forms a large retail and commercial district, currently a focus for regeneration. The former industrial lands to the south are being redeveloped as Barking Riverside. Historically, Barking was an ancient parish that straddled the River Roding in the Becontree Hundred and Historic Counties of England, historic county of Essex. It underwent a shift from fishing and farming to market gardening and industrial development on the River Thames. Barking railway station opened in 1854 and has been served by the London Underground since 1908. As p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London Borough Of Barking
The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham () is a London borough in East London. The borough was created in 1965 as the London Borough of Barking; the name was changed in 1980. It is an Outer London borough and the south is within the London Riverside section of the Thames Gateway; an area designated as a national priority for urban regeneration. At the 2011 census it had a population of 187,000. The borough's three main towns are Barking, Chadwell Heath and Dagenham. The local authority is the Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council. Barking and Dagenham was one of six London boroughs to host the 2012 Summer Olympics. History The London Borough of Barking (as it was originally called) was created in 1965 under the London Government Act 1963, covering the combined area of the former Municipal Borough of Barking and the Municipal Borough of Dagenham, with the exceptions of a small area at Hog Hill from Dagenham which went to Redbridge, and the Gallions Reach ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipal Borough Of Barking
Barking was a local government district, and later civil parish and borough, in southwest Essex, England from 1882 to 1965. It was known as Barking Town from 1882 to 1931. The district included the town of Barking, eastern Beckton and the southwestern part of the Becontree estate. The district was within the Metropolitan Police District and experienced a steady increase in population during its existence. The area was suburban to London's conurbation region and was part of the Metropolitan Police District. It now forms the western part of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and the eastern extremity of the London Borough of Newham in Greater London. Background The ancient parish of Barking covered an area of in the Becontree hundred. The parish was the largest in Essex in terms of area and was divided into the four wards of Town, Ripple, Great Ilford and Chadwell. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barking (UK Parliament Constituency)
Barking is a constituency in Greater London represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Nesil Caliskan of the Labour Party. Political history The area has elected Labour MPs since its creation in 1945, on strong majorities of over 20% of the vote, except for the results in 1983, 1987 and 1992. Margaret Hodge served as the MP for the seat from 1994 to 2024. The rise in support for the British National Party since the turn of the 21st century saw the party attain 16.9% of the vote at the 2005 general election, with the Labour vote reduced by over 13% compared to the 2001. The BNP out-polled the Liberal Democrats for third place and were just 27 votes behind the Conservatives. Party members and supporters were optimistic that the party would soon make a breakthrough into the UK parliament, and party leader Nick Griffin stood in Barking for the 2010 general election. However, his performance in Barking was poor, as he polled 14.6% of the vote (repr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barking (electoral Division)
Barking was an electoral division for the purposes of elections to the Greater London Council. The constituency elected two councillors for a three-year term in 1964, 1967 and 1970. The constituency was revised in 1973 and then elected one councillor for a four-year term in 1973, 1977 and 1981, with the final term extended for an extra year ahead of the abolition of the Greater London Council. History It was planned to use the same boundaries as the Westminster Parliament constituencies for election of councillors to the Greater London Council (GLC), as had been the practice for elections to the predecessor London County Council, but those that existed in 1965 crossed the Greater London boundary. Until new constituencies could be settled, the 32 London boroughs were used as electoral areas which therefore created a constituency called Barking. The new constituencies were settled following the Second Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and the electoral division was r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barking, Suffolk
Barking is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of the English county of Suffolk. It is west of Needham Market on the B1078 road. The village is linear along the road with its centre being around the area known as Barking Tye and away from the large village church of St Mary.St Mary, Barking Suffolk churches website. Retrieved 2013-01-25. There are six bells that hang the church of St Mary with the largest weighing 11 cwt - 1 qr - 7 lb.Dove's Guide Retrieved 2013-04-14. All 6 bells were recast and rehung in 1911 by Alfred Bowell. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barking (album)
''Barking'' is the eighth studio album by British electronic group Underworld, released on 2 September 2010. The album debuted at number twenty-six on the UK Albums Chart, selling 5,146 copies in its first week. Composition and release The album is named after Barking, historically in Essex and now in Greater London. Each track on the album was written by band members Karl Hyde and Rick Smith in Essex, before being sent to well-known trance, drum and bass and dubstep producers. The album sees further collaboration with Mark Knight and D. Ramirez, whose 2009 single, "Downpipe", featured lyrics and vocals by Hyde. The lead single, " Scribble", produced with Welsh drum and bass producer High Contrast, was released on 28 June 2010. The band released a radio edit of the track for free download on their website on 13 May 2010. There are seven slightly modified variations of the cover artwork - depending on edition and format - all created by John Warwicker. Critical recepti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barking (song)
"Barking" is a 2017 song by British rapper Ramz. It was released on 1 December 2017 as his debut single. The song entered the UK Singles Chart on 14 December 2017 at number 41, before peaking at number two on 19 January 2018. A promotional music video, filmed around Waterloo, London and Barking, London, was uploaded to GRM Daily's YouTube YouTube is an American social media and online video sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim who were three former employees of PayPal. Headquartered in ... channel on 17 September 2017. Track listing Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications References 2017 songs 2017 singles Afroswing songs {{2010s-hiphop-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barking (TV Series)
''Barking'' is a late-night sketch comedy show broadcast on Channel 4 in the summer of 1998. The series starred and written by David Walliams, Catherine Tate, Peter Kay, Omid Djalili, Mackenzie Crook, Marcus Brigstocke and more up-and-coming comedians, most of whom went on to successful careers. Channel 4 announced that ''Barking'' was officially cancelled after the first series. The show was released on DVD on 7 November 2011. Cast Episodes Reception Despite the impressive array of future successful comedy stars, the show was not a ratings hit. In the ''Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy'' (1998), critic Mark Lewisohn said, "the ideas with good potential were buried under a mountain of mediocrity... the show's clash of styles, pacing and mood worked heavily against them". However, he cited Marcus Brigstocke's psychotic airline pilot and David Walliams David Edward Williams (born 20 August 1971), known professionally as David Walliams (), is an English actor, com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barking!
''Barking!'' is a British children's television series that produced three series between October 2004 and February 2006. The show was originally broadcast on ITV's children's slot CITV. It was nominated for Best Drama at the 11th British Academy Children's Awards. All 20 episodes of ''Barking!'' were repeated frequently on the CITV channel between 2006 and 2013. In February 2018, a similar show '' Waffle the Wonder Dog'' was released on CBeebies. Premise The series stars Katy McGowan as Jezza Matthews, a teenage girl with a talking dog named Georgie, voiced by Will Mellor, who was given as a welcome gift by her stepfather, Greg ( Charles Dale), when Jezza moved with her family to Devon. Jezza is the only person that knows that Georgie could talk, as they go out on adventures around the fictional town of Stonemoor in Devon, but Georgie always causes mischief and gets Jezza in for the blame, Jezza doesn't mind though as they are still close. Other major characters in the show ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bark (sound)
A bark is a sound most often produced by dogs. Other animals that make this noise include, but are not limited to, wolves, coyotes, foxes, seals, frogs and owls. "Bark" is also a verb that describes the sound of many canids. Definition There is no precise, consistent, and functional acoustic definition for barking, but researchers classify barks according to several criteria. Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Hampshire College have defined a bark as a short, abrupt vocalization that is relatively loud and high-pitched, changes in frequency, and often repeats rapidly in succession.Lord, Kathryn., Feinstein, Mark., Coppinger, RaymondBarking and mobbing. ''Behavioural Processes''. 2009. Barking in dogs Dog barking is distinct from wolf barking. Wolf barks represent only 2.4% of all wolf vocalizations, in warning, defense, and protest. In contrast, dogs bark in many social situations, with acoustic communication in dogs being described as hypertr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barking Rugby Football Club
Barking RFC is an England, English rugby union team based in Barking, London, Barking, east London and currently play in the ninth tier of the English rugby union system, English rugby union league system, Essex 1. History Park Modern Old Boys The club was founded in 1930, under the name of Park Modern Old Boys. In 1926 the Park Modern School in Barking, London, Barking was founded and the headmaster decided that the school would play rugby, despite Association football, football being the most popular sport in the area. As a result, the Old Boys team was created four years later and won 16 out of 19 games in its inaugural season. Barking RFC Old Boys continued to prosper after the Second World War. In 1974 they were declared no longer an Old Boys team, and so were obliged to change their name to Barking Park RFC, which became Barking RFC in 1976. Barking were successful upon the introduction of leagues and moved slowly up the league ladder. Jason Leonard, whose total of 119 Cap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
