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London
London capital of Great Britain, SE England, on both sides of the Thames River. Greater London (1991 pop. 6,378,600), c.620 sq mi (1,610 sq km), consists of the Corporation of the City of London (1991 pop. 4,000), usually called the City, plus 32 boroughs. The City is the old city of London and... Read more |
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Barking and Dagenham
Barking and Dagenham , outer borough (1991 pop. 139,900) of Greater London, SE England. The borough has a power plant and an automobile manufacturing plant as well as engineering, chemical, paint, wood, and other industries. The remains of a Benedictine abbey (c.670) are there.... Read more |
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Welwyn Garden City
Welwyn Garden City , city (1991 pop. 40,665), Hertfordshire, E central England. It is a garden city , founded by Ebenezer Howard in 1920. Its industries produce a variety of products, including radio and television sets. Most of the local population, however, commutes to work in London. The... Read more |
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bark
bark or barque , sailing vessel with three masts, of which the mainmast and the foremast are square-rigged while the mizzenmast is fore-and-aft-rigged. Although the word was once used to mean any small boat, later barks were sometimes quite large (up to 6,000 tons). In addition to the standard... Read more |
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Peter Ackroyd
Peter Ackroyd 1949-, British author, b. London; studied Clare College, Cambridge (M.A., 1971) and Yale. A literary journalist, he wrote for the Spectator (1973-82) and has reviewed books for the London Times since 1986. His early work includes three volumes of poetry (1973, 1978, 1987), a... Read more |
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William Booth
William Booth 1829-1912, English religious leader, founder and first general of the Salvation Army , b. Nottingham. Originally a local preacher for the Wesleyan Methodists, he went (1849) to London and entered (1852) the ministry of the Methodist New Connexion Church, but in 1861 he began... Read more |
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livery companies
livery companies London trade guilds incorporated by royal charter, deriving their name from the assumption of distinctive dress (livery) by their members. Edward III granted the first charters in the 14th cent., and most of the existing companies had been incorporated by the 17th cent. Several,... Read more |
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Essex
...importance in relation to London but few invasion forces...were of only local importance. Chelmsford...The shire provided London with fresh vegetables, particularly...the overflowing of London into the old hundred...Essex. In 1801, Dagenham, ... |
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Essex
...were of only local importance. The shire provided London with fresh vegetables, but...the overflowing of London, first along the docks...Essex. In 1801, Dagenham, Barking, Ilford, Walthamstow...Motor Company at Dagenham in ... |
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LONDON BOROUGH OF BARKING AND DAGENHAM TO BENEFIT FROM LONDON 2012.
...of the East London Legacy Board...LOCOG; Making Barking and Dagenham the preferred...number of local clubs and...said: "The London 2012 Olympics...transforming East London but we want...people of Barking and ... |
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Benefit Fraud Inspectorate (BFI) report: London Borough of Barking and...
...2002/03, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council administered approximately...process for the inspection at London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council included an initial...powers to issue directions to a ... |
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Jacobs Receives London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council Contract.
...contract from the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (England) Council...and drainage. Barking is also part of the...relationship with Barking and Dagenham Council and we look...facilities for the local ... |
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PRIDE & PREJUDICE The BNP is tipped to win a number of council seats in...
...constituency office in Barking last Sunday morning...supporters in her East London constituency were...a mundane English local government election...chain pub the on Dagenham Heathway, reflecting...The BNP campaign in Barking and ... |
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London PCT agrees to appoint 24 SCPHNs.(NEWS)(Barking and Dagenham Primary...
Barking and Dagenham Primary Care Trust (PCT) has decided...benefits the families and children in Barking and Dagenham.' Unite/CPHVA had met with the...services to be 'inadequate'. Eight local authorities were assessed as 'inadequate... |
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BARKING AND DAGENHAM COUNCIL LAUNCHES THE FHRS.
LONDON, UK -- The following...Standards Agency (FSA): The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham has rolled out the FSA...Scheme. In total, 165 local authorities in England...uk/ratings. Other local authorities will be ... |
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Bringing industry back to Dagenham; Teaching: A new [pounds sterling]30m...
...partnership between Barking and Havering...Company, the London Development Agency...engine plant at Dagenham and will need...manufacturing sector. Dagenham is part of the...to the east of London where new jobs...skills of the ... |
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Go mad for Barking; An image change and a raft of modern homes are wooing...
...grey area of east London. A few bullish locals are even calling...000, which makes Barking one of the cheapest...challenges, admit local council officials, is to turn around Barking's downmarket image...further out of central ... |
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Deeply ambivalent in Ken's Dagenham; Reportage
To visit Dagenham is to find oneself...that is "neither London nor Essex", but...the engine of its local economy. Indeed...end car assembly at Dagenham (and perhaps, like...catastrophe. As the Barking and Dagenham Post...close ... |
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How Barking became the UK's capital of racism.
...councillor in London, a member...s leader in Barking, afterwards...count centre in Dagenham, alert for...disaster - local Labour MP Margaret...us". The Barking branch of the...I think the Barking party will...defeats all ... |
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