Becontree

Becontree is an area of the , England, 11 miles northeast of . It was constructed between 1921 and 1935 as the largest public housing estate in the world.
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  • Suburb with 100,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 36 feet (11 metres)
  • Description: housing estate in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham in East London, England

Places of Interest

Highlights include Victoria Road and Chadwell Heath railway station.
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, currently known as the Chigwell…
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is a stop on the Great…
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is on the Great Eastern Main…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hornchurch and Barking.
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is an outer district of , .
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is a riverside town in , England… is situated 2 miles west of Becontree.
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is a large town in , England, 9 miles northeast of . is situated 2½ miles west of Becontree.

Becontree

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Latitude
51.5493° or 51° 32′ 57″ north
Longitude
0.1275° or 0° 7′ 39″ east
Open location code
9F32G4XH+P2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 27486150
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
6690870
Wiki­data ID
Q2571762

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“Becontree” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Becontree”
  • Cebuano: “Becontree”
  • Chinese: “貝肯翠”
  • Dutch: “Becontree”
  • French: “Becontree”
  • Hindi: “बेकनट्री”
  • Irish: “Becontree”
  • Italian: “Becontree”
  • Japanese: “ベコンツリー”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Becontree”
  • Norwegian: “Becontree”
  • Polish: “Becontree”
  • Russian: “Беконтри”
  • Swedish: “Becontree”
  • Turkish: “Becontree”
  • Urdu: “بیکن ٹری”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The St Teresa Catholic Primary School and St Elisabeth’s, Becontree.

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