Castle Green, London

Castle Green
Castle Green
	Castle Green Location within Greater London
OS grid reference	TQ472837
London borough	Barking & Dagenham;
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DAGENHAM
Postcode district	RM9
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	Barking;
London Assembly	City and East;
	List of places UK England London 51°32′00″N 0°07′21″E / 51.533328°N 0.122395°E

Castle Green is a park and suburb in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, United Kingdom. The locality is close to Creekmouth and is part of the Becontree estate.

Castle Green contains a secondary school, Jo Richardson Community School, a library, theatre, arts and conference spaces, sports facilities which house Barking RFC and a community centre.^[1]

History[edit]

The area was rural into the 18th century but was dominated by manorial estates dating from the mediaeval period. Some of these were demolished for market gardening with the expansion of the city. In the 1920s, the manors of Parsloes and Valence were acquired for the Becontree housing estate; remnants of the manors still exist as parks. Valence House now houses the Valence House Museum. Over the 19th century, industrialisation moved into the area; the borough remains the most industrialised in London. The growth in population necessitated urban expansion. The area became important as a place for social reform. With the expansion came a need for public parks as amenities. In the 1890s Barking town centre became planned out with Barking Park being established in 1898. The Becontree estate was created between 1919 and 1935 as a public housing for returning soldiers and to relieve overcrowding in the centre of London, covering the last of the borough's rural area. The estate accommodated a population over 167,000 and also included Valence and Parsloes parks, Mayesbrook Park, Castle Green and Goresbrook Sports Ground.^[2]

Tha name dates back over 200 years to a time when the area was rural. The "castle" that gave its name to the place was a castellated house which was built around 1800 and survived until 1938.^[1]

Transport[edit]

London Buses routes 173 and 287 serve the area.

The nearest station is Becontree.^[1] Barking & Dagenham Borough Council have proposed a new London Overground railway station.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Castle Green: Learning, Discovery, Recreation". London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. Archived from the original on 30 July 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
^ Alan Aubrey (2008). "Historic landscapes and development in Barking and Dagenham" (PDF). Historic Environment Local Management. Retrieved 9 January 2010.

[b&d-1] "Castle Green: Learning, Discovery, Recreation". London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. Archived from the original on 30 July 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2010.

[HELM-2] Alan Aubrey (2008). "Historic landscapes and development in Barking and Dagenham" (PDF). Historic Environment Local Management. Retrieved 9 January 2010.

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v t e London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
Districts	Barking Barking Riverside Beam Park Becontree Becontree Heath Castle Green Chadwell Heath Creekmouth Dagenham Dagenham Dock Marks Gate Rush Green Thames View Estate
Attractions	Barking Abbey Barking Market The Broadway Eastbury Manor House (NT) Valence House Museum Victoria Road
Places of worship	St Margaret's Church, Barking St Peter and St Paul, Dagenham
Parks and open spaces	Barking Park Beam Valley Country Park The Chase Nature Reserve Dagenham Village Churchyard Eastbrookend Country Park Mayesbrook Park Parsloes Park Ripple Nature Reserve Scrattons Eco Park Valence Park
Constituencies	Barking Dagenham and Rainham (part)
Tube and rail stations	Barking Barking Riverside Becontree Chadwell Heath Dagenham Dock Dagenham East Dagenham Heathway Upney
Other topics	Coat of arms Council Bellway Homes flats fire Grade I and II* listed buildings People Public art Schools
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