trading estate

British

noun

Also called: industrial estate. a large area in which a number of commercial or industrial firms are situated

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The glitz and glamour of the Strictly ballroom or the Emerald City in Wicked seem like a world away from a south London trading estate.

From BBC

On a small, nondescript trading estate in East Bristol, you could walk right by Broadway Group.

From BBC

It is hoped the footage - filmed on the Slough Trading Estate in Berkshire - can be shown to the public as part of the series' 60th anniversary next year.

From BBC

Orchard House Foods employed 430 people at Team Valley Trading Estate and announced plans to close the site and move production to Northamptonshire in August.

From BBC

A petrol station located next to the bank in the Sindh Industrial Trading Estate, and cars parked nearby, were badly damaged.

From Reuters

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