Historic churches · London
St Margaret's Church, Barking
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St Margaret's Church, Barking — church in Barking, London.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Barking · 0.6 km
- Free entry
- Wheelchair accessible
Getting there & planning your visit
St Margaret's Church in Barking is located at postcode IG11 8AS and is approximately 0.6 km from Barking railway station. Entry is free, and the church is wheelchair accessible.
About
St Margaret's Church, Barking is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1201. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Barking, London". Coordinates: 51.5355°, 0.0758°.
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Official information
St Margaret's Church in Barking is a place of Christian worship that emphasizes prayer, community service, and hospitality. It aims to support families and promote Christian values while preserving its heritage.
From the Wikipedia article
St Margaret's Church or the Church of St Margaret of Antioch is a Church of England parish church in Barking, East London. The church is a Grade I listed building, on a site dating back to the 13th century, within the grounds of Barking Abbey, the ruins of a former Roman Catholic royal monastery originally established in the 7th century. The building is dedicated to Margaret the Virgin, also known as Margaret of Antioch.
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Background
Visiting
In the late 1970s the parish became part of a team parish covering Barking with Christ Church and St Patrick's. On 1 January 2017, St Patrick's and Christchurch each gained their own parishes, taken from the team Parish area, leaving St Margaret's with a smaller Parish. St Margaret's parish is unusual in having three churchwardens rather than two. In 2007, two small stones from remains of the old medieval London Bridge were joined together in a sculpture in front of St Margaret's Church, facing the ruins of Barking Abbey, as part of several public artworks placed in Barking Town Centre by the artist Joost Van Santen. The church is both Anglo-Catholic and open evangelical in tradition.
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- Coordinates
- 51.5355, 0.0758
- District
- Barking and Dagenham
- Parish
- Barking and Dagenham, unparished area
- Postcode
- IG11 8AS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Barking
- Phone
- 020 8594 2932
- Established
- 1201
- Nearest railway station
- Barking — 0.6 km
- Official site
- www.saintmargarets.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q17526496 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Margaret's Church, Barking (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Margaret's Church - geograph.org.uk - 912690.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Margaret's Church, Barking?
- St Margaret's Church, Barking is in London, United Kingdom (postcode IG11 8AS), in the parish of Barking and Dagenham, unparished area.
- What is St Margaret's Church, Barking?
- St Margaret's Church, Barking — church in Barking, London.
- How do I get to St Margaret's Church, Barking?
- The nearest railway station is Barking, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode IG11 8AS.
- When was St Margaret's Church, Barking built?
- Built or established in 1201.
- Is St Margaret's Church, Barking a listed building?
- St Margaret's Church, Barking is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is St Margaret's Church, Barking free to visit?
- Yes, St Margaret's Church, Barking is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Margaret's Church, Barking?
- The nearest railway station is Barking, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode IG11 8AS.