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62-627: Victoria Road , currently known as the Chigwell Construction Stadium for sponsorship purposes, is a football stadium located in Dagenham , Greater London , England. The stadium has a capacity of 6,078 and is the home ground of Dagenham & Redbridge and West Ham United Women . The stadium is primarily used by the National League side Dagenham & Redbridge . The Women's Super League team West Ham United Women are also using

124-569: A Site of Special Scientific Interest . The Redbridge section of the park is managed by Vision Redbridge on behalf of Redbridge Council. Across the border, the Essex section is managed by the Woodland Trust , who hold a long-term lease for the management by its owners, Essex County Council . Hainault Forest is one of the three forests of west Essex alluded to in the Three Forests Way . This

186-572: A 24-hour service, while the N15 runs through the night. Valence House , in Becontree Avenue, is the only surviving of the five manor houses of Dagenham. Dating back to the 13th century, it is sited in parkland and there is a moat around part of it. Valence House is the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham's local history museum, displaying artifacts and archives that tell the story of the lives of

248-402: A common, was enclosed (privatised) following an Act of Parliament , in 1851. The deer were removed, the trees grubbed out using machines specially designed for the purpose, and 92-96% of the forest converted to farmland. The land became marginal agricultural land and subsequently a significant proportion has been built on. The destruction was deplored by Sir Walter Besant in his works on London:

310-633: A company working on behalf of the council, began to redevelop the site for commercial opportunities. It is now the London East Business and Technical Park . NTT have their London1 data centre on this site, and the Eastbrook Studios is currently under construction. Dagenham was an ancient, and later civil, parish in the Becontree hundred of Essex . The Metropolitan Police District was extended in 1840 to include Dagenham. The parish formed part of

372-445: A large lake; Hainault Forest Golf Club; and Foxburrows Farm — which is used in part for preserving rare breeds of animals. Much of the remainder of the remnant, or the formerly forested area is built up, or consists of poor quality arable land. Other formerly forested areas are managed as public open spaces such as Fairlop Waters Country Park , Hainault Recreation Ground , Hainault Lodge Nature Reserve , Hainault Forest Golf Club and

434-559: A low-lying area including the Dagenham levels and Dagenham Marsh, these having been subject to periodic flooding from the Thames, and flood banks were built to protect the farmland, culminating in defences and a flood gate on the River Beam being built in the 17th century by Dutch engineers. In 1707 an exceptionally high tide swept away fourteen feet of embankment and flooded over 1,000 acres of land,

496-532: A major role, has been described as "the first major victory, in Europe, for the modern conservation movement". After public pressure to retain some remnant of Hainault Forest, headed by Edward North Buxton , a total of 804 acres (3.3 km ) of land was bought for public use on 21 July 1906. It included 253 acres (1.0 km ) of woodland and rough pasture. Hainault Forest Country Park protected areas include: open space parklands — with numerous public footpaths and

558-473: A new direct route from Barking to Pitsea, via Upminster, was built with Dagenham station opened just north of the village. Dagenham Dock station opened on the original southern route in 1908. Dagenham was still an undeveloped village, when building of the vast Becontree estate by the London County Council began in the early 1920s. The building of the enormous council estate, which also spread into

620-666: A tenth of the original forest survives, with many of the surviving fragments managed as a part of Hainault Forest Country Park . The country park also includes other habitats. The country park is located on the edge of Greater London, with portions in the London Borough of Redbridge , the London Borough of Havering , and the Lambourne parish of the Epping Forest District in Essex. With an area of 135.31 hectares (334.4 acres), Hainault Forest Country Park has been designated

682-451: Is a 59-mile (95 km) long-distance circular path which passes through Hainault Forest, Epping Forest and Hatfield Forest . The first recorded use of the name is as Henehout in 1221, and then Hyneholt in 1239. The name comes from two place name elements; higna and holt , which translates into modern English as Community Woodland , with the community referred to being the ancient female monastic community of Barking Abbey , which held

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744-417: Is a dramatisation of the 1968 Ford sewing machinists strike at the plant, when female workers walked out in protest against sexual discrimination and unequal pay. Sterling , who manufactured British Army weapons and Jaguar car parts, were also based in Dagenham until they went bankrupt in 1988. Other industrial names once known worldwide were Ever Ready , whose batteries could be found in shops throughout

806-448: Is now surrounded by industry, but parts can still be identified as the lakes to the north of Ford's plant and also where Breach Lane follows the now lost western outline of the lake. Dagenham was formerly home to the famous annual whitebait feast. The custom appears to have been started by the King's Commissioner of Works to celebrate the closure of the breach in the seawall around 1714–20, and

868-642: Is part of the London Riverside section of the Thames Gateway redevelopment zone. The Dagenham post town includes the whole of the Becontree estate, including those sections that were in the former (pre 1965) boroughs of Barking and Ilford. Parts of the former borough of Dagenham – part of Chadwell Heath, part of Collier Row and part of Rush Green – are in the Romford Post town. It is adjacent to Barking to

930-533: Is printed weekly and also published online. Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. , based at Victoria Road were relegated to the National League in the 2015–16 season from the Football League Two , after being relegated from the Football League One which they had reached having been promoted as playoff-winners of League two after beating Rotherham United F.C. 3–2, in the 2010–11 season. They were also

992-614: Is within the City and East London Assembly Constituency . Dagenham is located approximately 11.5 miles (18.5 km) east of Charing Cross in Central London. The Becontree estate is largely in the pre-1965 borough of Dagenham, which also included Becontree Heath , part of Rush Green , Old Dagenham village, and the southern section around Dagenham Dock and adjacent to the River Thames . This southern section, which includes Ford Dagenham ,

1054-522: The Commonwealth , Bergers Paint and the chemical firm of May & Baker who in 1935 revolutionized the production of antibiotics with their synthetic sulfa-drug known as M&B 693 . The May & Baker plant, owned and run by Sanofi-Aventis , occupied a 108-acre site in Rainham Road South, near Dagenham East Underground station . It was abandoned in 2013 when the company closed it. BeFirst,

1116-620: The County of London to cover the area. Instead, in 1926 the Dagenham parish was removed from the Romford Rural District and designated as an urban district . In 1938, in further recognition of its development, Dagenham became a municipal borough . In 1965 the Municipal Borough of Dagenham was abolished and its former area became part of the London Borough of Barking , which was renamed Barking and Dagenham in 1980. For elections to

1178-605: The Ford sewing machinists strike of 1968 took place. Following the decline of industry, the southern part of Dagenham adjacent to the River Thames forms part of the London Riverside section of the Thames Gateway redevelopment area, with a new district of Beam Park under construction on the former site of Ford Dagenham. Dagenham first appeared in a document (as Dæccanhaam ) in a charter of Barking Abbey dating from 666 AD (though alternative 7th century dates have been suggested for

1240-613: The London Fire Brigade announced "everyone has been accounted for" and they had "Stood down the Major Incident" The building was in the process of having 'non-compliant' cladding removed, similar to the cladding that was found on the Grenfell Tower . Please see 'Geography' above for various definitions of 'Dagenham'. [REDACTED] Media related to Dagenham at Wikimedia Commons Hainault Forest Less than

1302-402: The Municipal Borough of Dagenham was abolished in 1965. Like most Essex Thames-side parishes, Dagenham was laid out on a N-S axis to give it a share of the marshes by the river, the agricultural land in the centre and the woods and commons on the poorer soils on the high ground in the north. Dagenham included a significant part of the now mostly lost Hainault Forest . South of Dagenham was

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1364-669: The Romford Rural District from 1894. Dagenham Parish Council offices were located on Bull Street. The expansion of the Greater London conurbation into the area caused the review of local government structures, and it was suggested in 1920 that the Dagenham parish should be abolished and its area divided between Ilford Urban District and Barking Town Urban District . Separately, the London County Council proposed that its area of responsibility should be expanded beyond

1426-458: The Dagenham plant had 4,000,000 square feet (370,000 m ) of floor space and employed over 40,000 people, although this number gradually fell during the final three decades of the 20th century as production methods advanced and Ford invested in other European factories as well. Some of Britain's best selling cars, including the Fiesta , Escort , Cortina and Sierra , were produced at the plant over

1488-564: The Eastern Avenue, diagonally opposite the Moby-Dick public house, is the site of Marks Manor House, a large 15th-century moated building demolished in the early 19th century. During World War II the adjoining fields were used by the Royal Artillery for an anti-aircraft battery; later a prisoner-of-war camp for Germans was erected there. Further south down Whalebone Lane on the corner of

1550-633: The Greater London Council, Dagenham was part of the Barking electoral division until 1973 and then the Dagenham electoral division until 1986. In 1205 Dagenham was large enough to have a chaplain, and the Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul was probably built at around that time. In 1854, the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway was built through the south of Dagenham, near the River Thames. In 1885

1612-606: The High Road is the Tollgate pub. This stands on the site of the milestone which marked the ten miles (16 km) limit from the City of London and the turnpike toll-gate . The Roundhouse public house on the junction of Porters Avenue and Lodge Avenue (in the pre-1965 borough of Barking) became eastern Greater London's premier rock-music venue between 1969 and 1975, incorporating the Village Blues Club . Notable performers at

1674-623: The London Tilbury & Southend line at Dagenham East were withdrawn in 1962. The 2010 wards of Eastbrook, Heath, River, Village and Whalebone are in the Dagenham and Rainham Parliamentary Constituency . The 2010 wards of Alibon, Mayesbrook, Parsloes, Thames and Valence are in the Barking Parliamentary Constituency . Each ward in B&;D elects two or three councillors to Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council . The whole area

1736-574: The May & Baker Sports Club in Rainham Road South, in 2011 the club won the Essex County Cricket League for the first time in its history. Dagenham has a King George's Field in memorial to King George V . The park was renamed in 1953 by Queen Elizabeth II . Dagenham also has many other parks such as Valence - and Parsloes (which lies partly in the pre-1965 borough of Barking). Dagenham Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps , founded by John Johnson,

1798-684: The Nationwide Conference champions of the 2006–07 season . Motorcycle speedway was staged at the greyhound stadium in Ripple Road in the mid to late 1930s. The club run events focussed on training but a team called the Dagenham Daggers did take part in local competitions. It is possible that the venture was operational as early as 1931 a meeting at Caxton (Cambridgeshire) was advertised as Caxton Speedway v Dagenham Speedway. Dagenham's leading cricket club Goresbrook Cricket Club are based at

1860-521: The Thames and over time this simple but hearty meal based on Whitebait and local Essex Ale grew more lavish, including turtle, grouse, champagne and a range of other luxury food and drink. Eventually the cabinet tired of the long trip to Dagenham and moved the event to Greenwich . In 1931 the Ford Motor Company relocated from Trafford Park in Manchester, to a larger new plant in Dagenham , which

1922-501: The UK employment laws when compared to Spanish, German and Belgian laws. In 2005 Cummins went into a joint venture and offered $ 15 million (US) to reinstate the factory. Ford and Cummins offered a good redundancy package, billed as one of the best in UK manufacturing. It is the location of the Dagenham wind turbines . Some 4,000 people now work at the Ford plant. The movie Made in Dagenham (2010)

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1984-426: The breach was not securely filled and a further flood occurred in 1718 after which, under an act of parliament, over £40,000 of public money was spent on successfully closing the breach roughly at the location of Dagenham Dock. The closure of the gap left behind a large lake, also known as "Dagenham Breach" which became a popular spot for anglers. The lake is still there but much of it has silted up or been filled in and

2046-464: The charter). The name almost certainly originated with a small farmstead, the "ham" or farm of a man called Daecca, as Dæccan hamm in Old English means home of a man called Dæcca . The charter was made to reflect a transfer of land from Aethelred, kinsman of King Saebbi of Essex , to Barking Abbey. Dagenham has been historically defined by its ancient parish boundaries. The parish of Dagenham

2108-411: The description given by Daniel Defoe when he visited eight years later giving the area inundated as being 5000 acres is today considered an exaggeration. The "Dagenham Breach" widened over time to a width of 400 feet, allowing the Thames to strip the top layer of marsh clay from the flood plain and deposited it as a mud bank in the Thames where it became a danger to shipping. Despite various remedies,

2170-481: The fair as a benefit for his workers - they dined on beans and bacon, and this may be the origin of the English words bean-feast and beano. The occasion quickly grew and eventually crowds of 200,000 or more would come to the fair. After the forest was largely destroyed, the fair continued at nearby Barkingside , with the last gathering of any size occurring in 1900. The forest land, which had previously been managed as

2232-409: The fire at 02:44 local time , with the first fire engine arriving at 02:49 local time. More than 100 people were evacuated , at least 20 being rescued by firefighters . 225 firefighters and at least 40 fire engines responded to the incident. Four people were treated by ambulances at the scene, of which two were taken to hospital. At 12:35 local time, Assistant Commissioner Patrick Goulbourne of

2294-423: The forest is also the setting for his novel All in a Garden Fair . Oliver Rackham described how the outrage at the destruction of Hainault led to the establishment of the modern conservation movement with the creation of conservation groups which successfully opposed such a fate happening to Hainault's "sister forest", Epping Forest . The campaign to save Epping Forest , in which ordinary East Londoners played

2356-513: The former boundary between the borough and neighbouring Barking, with which it merged in 1965, no longer corresponds to any ward boundaries. At the time of the 2011 census, the Alibon ward (north of Heathway station) was 61% White British and 15% Black African. Goresbrook ward (southwest from Heathway) was 57% White British and 17% Black African. River ward (south of Heathway) was 51% White British and 19% Black African. Village ward (east from Heathway)

2418-452: The ground to host their league matches. 51°32′52″N 0°09′36″E  /  51.54778°N 0.16000°E  / 51.54778; 0.16000 Dagenham Dagenham ( / ˈ d æ ɡ ən ə m / ) is a town in East London , England, within the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham . Dagenham is centred 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (19 kilometres) east of Charing Cross . It

2480-415: The huge Manor of Barking , of which most of Hainault Forest, along with the rest of Ilford , were then a part. Hainault Forest is therefore a tautology meaning "Monastic Community Woodland Forest". The modern spelling of Hainault is first recorded in 1590, and is due to a fictitious connection with Queen Philippa of Hainault , the wife of King Edward III . The old spelling continued in parallel with

2542-457: The more fashionable modern spelling for many years. The Chapman and Andre map of 1777 shows the Forest extending west to Barkingside and Claybury, north to Chigwell Row , south-east to Collier Row . In a survey made for Henry VIII in 1544 its extent was some 3,000 acres (12 km ). The area is thought to have been given legal status as a royal forest by Henry II in the 12th century. At

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2604-517: The neighbouring parishes of Ilford and Barking , caused a rapid increase in population. In 1932 the electrified District line of the London Underground was extended to Upminster through Dagenham with stations opened as Dagenham and Heathway and today called Dagenham East and Dagenham Heathway . Dagenham East was the location of the Dagenham East rail crash in 1958. Services on

2666-522: The next 71 years. On 20 February 2002, full production was discontinued due to overcapacity in Europe and the relative difficulty of upgrading the ageing site compared with mostly newer European production facilities such as Almussafes ( Valencia , Spain) and Cologne . Other factors leading to the closure of the Auto-assembly line were the need of the site for the new Diesel Centre of Excellence, which produces half of Ford's Diesel Engines worldwide, and

2728-463: The parish of Dagenham becoming Dagenham Urban District in 1926 and the Municipal Borough of Dagenham in 1938. In 1965 Dagenham became part of Greater London when most of the historic parish become part of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. Dagenham was chosen as a location for industrial activity and is perhaps most famous for being the location of the Ford Dagenham motor car plant where

2790-455: The people of Barking and Dagenham. The collection also includes portraits, family papers and other mementos of the Fanshawe family, who occupied Parsloes Manor , since demolished, from the sixteenth century. The Fanshawe collection is "one of the best collections of gentry portraits in the country and is of international importance", according to Valence House. Among members of the Fanshawe family

2852-479: The pre-1965 borough of Barking), Dagenham East and Dagenham Heathway , all on the District line . c2c , part of National Rail operated by Trenitalia since February 2017, runs a train service through Dagenham Dock station . Elizabeth Line services also operate from nearby Chadwell Heath station. A proposed, and as yet unfunded Docklands Light Railway extension from Gallions Reach to Dagenham Dock . It

2914-506: The pub included Jethro Tull , Supertramp , Queen , Pink Floyd , Eric Clapton , Status Quo , and Led Zeppelin (on 5 April 1969). The Eastbrook is a Grade II* listed pub. Given the influence of U.S. blues on the English musicians who played at the Roundhouse, journalist Nik Cohn called the London of the late 1960s and early 1970s the "Dagenham Delta". The Barking & Dagenham Post

2976-431: The royal forest rights he already enjoyed. The Forest was sometimes also known as Kingswood after this change. Common rights appear to have continued unchanged. The Forest was a popular leisure resource for East Enders especially at the time of the annual Fairlop Fair , held on the first Friday of July beside the famous Fairlop Oak . The Fair was founded in 1725, by Daniel Day, a marine engineer from Wapping . Day began

3038-569: The seventeenth century. Although the monarch held hunting and associated rights, most of the forest was part of the Manor of Barking , which was held by the nuns of abbey of Barking until the Dissolution of the Monasteries ; It was managed as a common where the landowner benefitted from certain rights, with local commoners benefitted from common rights such as pollarding and grazing. The landscape

3100-471: The time it was part of the much larger Forest of Essex , which covered nearly all of the county. The word Forest was a legal term, meaning that Forest Law applied, that only the King had the right to hunt deer. The term did not mean the land was well wooded: the large majority of the Forest of Essex was agricultural land. The Forest of Essex gradually shrank in size as land was removed from Forest Law and it

3162-410: The west, Romford to northeast and Hornchurch to the east. Dagenham Dock on the River Thames is to the south. Dagenham is a working class area. During the 2000s there was a large influx of migrants, in particular Africans. The current population of the former (pre 1965) Borough of Dagenham could be approximated from the population of the current wards which together most closely match the area, but

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3224-423: Was 58% White British and 19% Black African. Eastbrook ward (around Eastbrookend Country Park) was 69% White British and 11% Black African. Heath ward (north of Heathway) was 60% White British and 17% Black African. The former May and Baker plant site at Dagenham East is now a centre of film and television production. Dagenham is connected to the London Underground services from three stations, Becontree (in

3286-429: Was already the location of supplier Briggs Motorway Bodies. A 500-acre (200 ha) riverside site was developed to become Europe's largest car plant, a vast vertically integrated site with its own blast furnaces and power station, importing iron ore and exporting finished vehicles. By the 1950s Ford had taken over Briggs at Dagenham and its other sites at Doncaster , Southampton , Croydon and Romford . At its peak

3348-703: Was anticipated that the project could be completed and open for use by 2017. However the public inquiry has been postponed due to concerns about funding. Dagenham Heathway is served by the following Transport for London contracted routes: London Buses routes 145, 173, 174, 175 and 364. Routes 145, 173, 174, 175, 287, and EL2 operate in the Dagenham Dock area. Routes 103, 145, and 364 operate in Dagenham East. Bus routes 5, 103, 128, 150, 173, 175, 499, and N15, and East London Transit service EL2 operate from Becontree Heath , north of Dagenham. Routes 128 and EL1 run

3410-514: Was famous for its role in the Battle of Trafalgar . The harvesting of trees to build warships did not lead to deforestation. The nunnery of Barking Abbey, established in the 7th century by St Erkenwald , was suppressed by Henry VIII in 1539, and its assets seized, during the dissolution of the monasteries . The Forest passed to the Crown with the King therefore enjoying the rights of the landowner as well as

3472-514: Was formed in the medieval period from part of the huge manor of Barking, which was owned by the Nunnery of Barking Abbey . The Barking manor also included Barking and Great Ilford , which reversed the usual situation where a parish would be divided into one or more manors. As with other manors, the area held declined over time, and Barking Abbey was dissolved in 1539. The parish boundaries remained constant and were used to define Dagenham right up until

3534-569: Was held every subsequent spring, on or around Trinity Sunday . Many years later, Sir Robert Preston MP , invited his friend George Rose the Secretary of the Treasury and others to celebrate the feast, and on another occasion Rose invited the Prime Minister, William Pitt . Thereafter it became an obligatory ritual of government for the entire cabinet to come to Dagenham and celebrate the security of

3596-460: Was historically a rural parish in the Becontree Hundred of Essex , stretching from Hainault Forest in the north to the River Thames in the south. Dagenham remained mostly undeveloped until 1921, when the London County Council began construction of the large Becontree housing estate. The population significantly increased as people moved to the new housing in the early 20th century, with

3658-528: Was primarily wood-pasture, with the pollarding of trees allowing enough light to reach the ground so there was enough grass and other growth to allow cattle to graze. The Chapman and Andre map of Essex (1777) indicates there was a large open area in the centre-east, and open common land and a little coppice woodland around the periphery. Oaks from the Forest were harvested to build ships for the Royal Navy, most notably HMS  Temeraire (launched in 1798), which

3720-456: Was replaced by a number of much smaller forests including Waltham Forest (which gives its name to the modern London Borough of Waltham Forest ). Waltham Forest was a legally defined area which included the areas later known as Hainault Forest and Epping Forest ; the rest of the Waltham Forest area was only lightly wooded. The place name Waltham Forest had passed out of use by the end of

3782-429: Was the diplomat Sir Richard Fanshawe, 1st Baronet , whose portrait is at Valence House. Nine successive members of the Fanshawe family served as Remembrancer to the Crown, following Henry Fanshawe's appointment to the position by Queen Elizabeth I in 1566. The appointment made possible the family's rise to prominence. In the post town of Romford and the pre-1965 borough of Dagenham, on the corner of Whalebone Lane and

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3844-529: Was the first British Drum Corps and performed in the United States for the first time in 1983. In 2010 they reformed to perform for DCUK's 30th anniversary, fielding a competitive corps for the first time in 22 years. In the early hours of 26 August 2024, a fire blazed through the Spectrum Building, a tower block mostly of flats on Freshwater Road, Dagenham. Emergency services received the first report of

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