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Basildon

American  
[bey-zuhl-duhn, baz-uhl-] / ˈbeɪ zəl dən, ˈbæz əl- /

noun

  1. a town in S Essex, in SE England: designated as a model residential community after World War II.

Basildon British  
/ ˈbæzɪldən /

noun

  1. a town in SE England, in S Essex: designated a new town in 1955. Pop: 99 876 (2001)

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At the time, the Labour leader of Basildon Borough Council, Gavin Callaghan, said: "There is now no doubt that LGR in Essex is over."

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Blake Williams, 14, from Basildon, Essex, said he made "friends for life" on the show.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

It has five sites across the UK in Yeovil, Luton, Basildon, Edinburgh and Newcastle.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025

Terry White - a father-of-two from Basildon - was 36 years old when he died in 2019.

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2025

Sure it was some such name as Basildon or Basildene -- the name of some fair spot, I trow, where she must once have lived.

From In the Days of Chivalry by Everett-Green, Evelyn

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