Barling, Essex
| Barling Magna | |
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Boats moored in the creek near Barling Hall | |
Barling Magna Location within Essex | |
| Population | 1,604 (Parish, 2021) |
| OS grid reference | TQ930895 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SOUTHEND-ON-SEA |
| Postcode district | SS3 |
| Dialling code | 01702 |
| Police | Essex |
| Fire | Essex |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Barling or Barling Magna is a village and civil parish in the Rochford District of Essex, England. It lies 4 miles (6 km) north-east of Southend-on-Sea, its post town, and 17 miles (27 km) south-east of the county town of Chelmsford. "Barling Magna" is the legal name of the parish and is also used in official postal addresses both in the village itself and its hinterland. "Barling" is used on modern Ordnance Survey maps to label the village. As well as the village itself, the parish also includes surrounding rural areas, including the village of Little Wakering, Stonebridge and Little Barling. The northern boundary of the parish is the tidal River Roach, and at its eastern end the parish includes Potton Island. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 1,604.