Ford Dagenham
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Ford Dagenham is a major automotive factory located in Dagenham, London, operated by the Ford of Britain subsidiary of Ford Motor Company. The plant opened in 1931 and has produced 10,980,368 cars and more than 39,000,000 engines in its history. It covers around 475 acres and has received over £800 million of capital investment since 2000.
Ford Dagenham
Production of Fordson tractors for the British market in the Dagenham plant began in 1933, following the imposition of an import tariff by the British government on the break-away Irish Free State, where Fordson tractors had been produced in Cork City, Ireland.
Jetty on Thames serving the works in 1950
Ford Dagenham in 1973, displaying what was at the time the largest neon sign in Europe
Dagenham
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Dagenham is a town in East London, England, within the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. Dagenham is centred 11.5 miles (18.5 km) east of Charing Cross.
The southern Dagenham skyline includes structures of the Ford plant and wind turbines.
The church of St Peter and St Paul formed the heart of the former village
The River Beam in the south of Dagenham