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Basildon

American  
[bey-zuhl-duhn, baz-uhl-] / ˈbeɪ zəl dən, ˈbæz əl- /

noun

  1. a town in S Essex, in SE England: designated as a model residential community after World War II.


Basildon British  
/ ˈbæzɪldən /

noun

  1. a town in SE England, in S Essex: designated a new town in 1955. Pop: 99 876 (2001)

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She was an MP for Basildon throughout the last Labour government from 1997 to 2010, serving as a minister under Sir Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

“People are fed up,” says Ros Connors, who heads a local community radio station in Basildon, in eastern England, and gets an earful from listeners about everything from the cost of living to immigration.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

Outside the Basildon council office, Tony Hall, a 70-year-old stall owner, said he was ready to give Farage a go.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

The staff, who include midwives and healthcare assistants, all worked at Basildon Hospital in Essex between 2018 and 2023.

From BBC May 18, 2026

But he is writing often to Mrs. Stanley and Lady Grace Heddon and Sophie Basildon and I hear bits of him from them and know he is keeping well.

From If Winter Comes by Hutchinson, A. S. M. (Arthur Stuart-Menteth)

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