Barling, Essex

{{Short description|Village in Essex, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}

{{Infobox UK place

|country = England

|official_name= Barling

|coordinates = {{coord|51.5722|0.7849|display=inline,title}}

|os_grid_reference= TQ930895

| population = 1740

| population_ref = (2011)

|civil_parish= Barling Magna

|shire_district= Rochford

|shire_county = Essex

|region= East of England

|constituency_westminster= Rochford & Southend East

|post_town= SOUTHEND-ON-SEA

|postcode_district=SS3

|postcode_area=SS

|dial_code= 01702

|static_image_name=Boats moored in the creek near Barling Hall (geograph 3301999).jpg

|static_image_caption=Boats moored in the creek near Barling Hall

}}

Barling is a village and former civil parish, now in the civil parish of Barling Magna{{cite web| url =http://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10234554|title=Barling Magna CP through time|publisher= Vision of Britain|accessdate = 4 January 2018}} in the Rochford district, in the county of Essex, England. It is located approximately {{convert|6|km|mi|abbr=on}} northeast of Southend-on-Sea and is {{convert|29|km|mi|abbr=on}} southeast from the county town of Chelmsford.

The village is in the parliamentary constituency of Southend East and Rochford. Since 2024, the MP is Bayo Alaba, a member of the Labour Party.

There is a Parish Council of Barling Magna.{{cite web|url=https://www.rochford.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/your-council/parish-and-town-council-clerks |title=Parish Councils List Of Parish Clerks |accessdate=24 July 2017}} The village is served by one primary school, Barling Magna Primary Academy.{{cite web|url=https://barlingmagna.essex.sch.uk/essex/primary/barlingmagna |title=Barling Magma Primary Academy |accessdate=24 March 2021}}

In 1961 the civil parish had a population of 1075.{{cite web| url =http://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10234554/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population Statistics Barling Magna CP through time|publisher= Vision of Britain|accessdate = 3 January 2018}} The parish of Barling Magna also includes the hamlets of Little Wakering, Little Barling and Stonebridge, and had a population of 1,657 according to the 2001 census, increasing to 1,740 at the 2011 census.{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11120381&c=SS3+0BX&d=16&e=62&g=6425540&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1443019088178&enc=1|title=Parish population 2011|accessdate=23 September 2015}} The 2021 census disclosed a population of 1,600.{{cite web|url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/visualisations/customprofiles/build/#E04004075nc=1|title=Parish population 2021|accessdate=6 October 2024}}

The word "Barling" is said to derive from two Saxon words "bar", a boar, and "ing", people.

Barling is by Barlinghall Creek, a tributary of the River Roach. In its agricultural setting, Barling village is mainly situated along Little Wakering Road, Church Road and Barling Road. Where these roads meet is the village duck pond.