| St Margaret's Church, Barking | |
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| 51°32′7.89″N 0°4′33.6504″E / 51.5355250°N 0.076014000°E | |
| Location | Barking, Barking and Dagenham |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Anglo-Catholic & open evangelical |
| Website | Church website |
| History | |
| Status | Active |
| Dedication | Margaret the Virgin |
| Events | 1215: Foundation 1762: Marriage of Captain James Cook to Elizabeth Batts |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Parish church |
| Heritage designation | Grade I listed |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 134 feet (41 m)[1] |
| Width | 64 feet (20 m) |
| Height | 75 feet (23 m) |
| Bells | 8 |
| Tenor bell weight | 23 long cwt (2,600 lb or 1,200 kg) (heaviest) |
| Administration | |
| Province | Province of Canterbury |
| Diocese | Diocese of Chelmsford |
| Episcopal area | Barking Episcopal Area |
| Archdeaconry | Archdeaconry of Barking |
| Deanery | Barking |
| Parish | Barking |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | The Revd Mark Adams |
| NSM(s) | The Revd Elwon John |
| Laity | |
| Reader(s) | Canon Pat Nappin |
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 the Roman Catholic Barking Abbey, the ruins of a former royal monastery that was originally established in the 7th century. The building is dedicated to Margaret the Virgin, also known as Margaret of Antioch.