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Havering

American

[hay-ver-ing] / ˈheɪ vər ɪŋ /

noun

a borough of Greater London, England.

Havering British

/ ˈheɪvərɪŋ /

noun

a borough of NE Greater London, formed in 1965 from Romford and Hornchurch (both previously in Essex). Pop: 224 600 (2003 est). Area: 120 sq km (46 sq miles)

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"Havering has been affected quite badly," PC Yoosef Outaleb tells us - partly because thieves use the back roads as a cut-through to neighbouring Essex.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Megan Cassidy, 19, from Havering, started making Labour content a year ago and said it was "surreal" to have found herself at Downing Street: "I really felt like I was witnessing history around me".

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Havering Council has said its health and safety team had provided "detailed advice to the academy trust responsible for the school, including the use of legal deterrents and other controls".

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2025

Havering has seen a 2,028 increase in the number of school places required from 2018/19 to 2023/4.

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2025

Havering bore “Silver a lion rampant gules with a forked tail, having a collar azure.”

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various

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