The district gained the status of municipal borough in 1931 and was renamed Barking.
The borough ran its own tram services, Barking Town Urban District Council Light Railways, until they became the responsibility of the London Passenger Transport Board in 1933.
The borough bordered East Ham to the west, Ilford to the north and Dagenham to the east.
In the south the borough bordered the River Thames, with the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich in the County of London to the south.
There was also a land boundary as the eastern part of the North Woolwich exclave was surrounded by Barking on three sides.
The district gained the status of municipal borough in 1931 and was renamed Barking. The borough ran its own tram services, Barking Town Urban District Council Light Railways, until they became the responsibility of the London Passenger Transport Board in 1933. The borough bordered East Ham to the west, Ilford to the north and Dagenham to the east. In the south the borough bordered the River Thames, with the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich in the County of London to the south. There was also a land boundary as the eastern part of the North Woolwich exclave was surrounded by Barking on three sides.
Municipal Borough of Barking