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Dagenham

Dagenham
The parish church formed the heart of the former village
Dagenham is located in Greater London
Dagenham
Dagenham
Location within Greater London
OS grid reference[TQ485845 TQ485845]
 Charing Cross12 mi (19 km) W
London borough
Ceremonial countyGreater London
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDAGENHAM
Postcode districtRM8, RM9, RM10
Dialling code020
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51°32′23″N 0°08′32″E / 51.5397°N 0.1422°E / 51.5397; 0.1422

Dagenham is an area of London, United Kingdom. It has been a part of Greater London since 1965. It is currently centred about 11 miles (19 kilometres) east of Charing Cross.

Dagenham was chosen as a location for industrial activity and is perhaps known for being the centre of the Ford Dagenham motor car plant, where the Ford sewing machinists strike of 1968 took place.