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Dagenham

American  
[dag-uh-nuhm] / ˈdæg ə nəm /

noun

  1. a former borough in Greater London, now a part of Barking and Redbridge.


Dagenham British  
/ ˈdæɡənəm /

noun

  1. part of the Greater London borough of Barking and Dagenham: engineering and chemicals

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In December, plans were announced for a breeding colony of white storks to be introduced to Eastbrookend Country Park in Dagenham in London for the first time in 600 years.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Carroll, 36, who now plays for National League South side Dagenham and Redbridge, was arrested in April with the alleged offence said to have been committed a month earlier.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

The shift to EVs could have consequences for the close-to 1,800 staff at the Ford diesel engine plant in Dagenham, which was the largest car factory in Europe when it was first built.

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025

"We're working really hard on and what the next life of Dagenham looks like, " she said but there was "nothing that we've settled on at the moment."

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025

The old parish clerk of Dagenham had a habit when stating the names to be entered into the register of saying, Plain Robert or John, etc., meaning that Robert, etc., was the only Christian name.

From The Parish Clerk by Ditchfield, P. H. (Peter Hampson)

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