"Silvertown" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈsɪlvətaʊn/ [UK]
Etymology: Silver + town, after S. W. Silver and Co, a company that established a rubber works there in 1852. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|Silver|town}} Silver + town Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Silvertown
  1. An industrial district, south of West Ham in the borough of Newham, Greater London, on the north bank of the Thames (OS grid ref TQ4180). Wikipedia link: Silvertown Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Greater London, England

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