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Becontree
OS Grid Reference:	TQ485855 (http://getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/getamap/frames.htm?mapAction=gaz&gazName=g&gazString=TQ485855)
Administration
Borough:	Barking & Dagenham
County:	Greater London
Region:	Greater London
Nation:	England
Other
Ceremonial County:	Greater London
Traditional County:	Essex
Post Office and Telephone
Post town:	DAGENHAM
Postcode:	RM9
Dialling Code:	020

Becontree is a place in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham in East London.

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Becontree - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (404 words)
	Becontree ['bɛkəntri] is a place in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham in East London, 11.4 miles (18.3 km) east north-east of Charing Cross.
	This is because a temporary railway ran down the centre of the avenue during the construction of the estate.
	The estate was built by London County Council to rehouse people from London's East End, due to slum clearance.

Dagenham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (604 words)
	In 1926 Dagenham was created an urban district and in further recognition of its development in 1938 it became a municipal borough.
	In 1965 the Municipal Borough of Dagenham was abolished and its former area became part of the present-day London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.
	Dagenham is served by the following Transport for London contracted London Bus routes: 103, 145, 173, 174, 175 and 364.

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