Barking Creek
Barking Creek joins the River Roding to the River Thames. It is fully tidal up to the Barking Barrage (a weir), which impounds a minimum water level through Barking[1] in Barking.
The tidal/flood barrier is normally closed before the Thames barrier.
In the 1850s, the creek was home to England's largest fishing fleet, and the Victorian icehouse - where the fish were landed and stored prior to being transferred to London's fish markets. Barking Creek contains a small number of house boats, and Creekmouth[2] is nearby.
See also
- Battle of Barking Creek, a 'friendly fire' incident at the start of WW2
- RAF Hornchurch
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Coordinates: 51°30′59″N 0°05′45″E / 51.5163°N 0.0957°E
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