Dunton Technical Centre, Basildon

Name: Dunton Technical Centre
Address: Basildon, United Kingdom

#10 among attractions in Basildon

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The Dunton Campus is a major automotive research and development facility located in Dunton Wayletts, Laindon, Essex, United Kingdom owned and operated by Ford Motor Company. As Ford's European headquarters, it is the largest automotive technical centre in the United Kingdom and takes its name from the nearby Dunton Wayletts. Ford Dunton houses the main design team of Ford of Europe alongside its Merkenich Technical Centre in Cologne, Germany. With the closure of Ford's Warley site in September 2019, the staff from the UK division of Ford Motor Credit Company and Ford's UK Sales and Marketing departments have moved to the Dunton site. As of November 2019, Dunton had around 4,000 staff working at the site. ()

Completed: 1 January 1967 (57 years ago)Floors: 4Coordinates: 51°34'52"N, 0°24'18"E

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Laindon ParkBasildon United Kingdom

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Dunton Technical Centre – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Eastgate Shopping Centre, The Cater Museum, Festival Leisure Park, Norsey Wood.

2.5 miE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Eastgate Shopping Centre, Basildon
64 min walk • Basildon Town Centre is a planned town centre developed during the creation of the town of Basildon, Essex, in the 1950s. The architect Sir Basil Spence worked on its design.
3.1 miN
Specialty museum, Museum
The Cater Museum, Billericay
79 min walk • The Cater Museum is a small local museum in Billericay, in the English county of Essex. The museum was established by Alice May Cater, in honour of her late husband William Alexander Cater who was a local antiquarian. It was opened to the public on 7 May 1960.
2.5 miE
Town
Festival Leisure Park, Basildon
64 min walk • Basildon is the largest town in the borough of Basildon, within the county of Essex, England. It has a population of 107,123. In 1931 the parish had a population of 1159.
3.8 miN
Park
Norsey Wood, Billericay
97 min walk • Norsey Wood is a 67.2 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Billericay, Essex. It is also a Local Nature Reserve and a Scheduled Monument. The site is ancient oak woodland on acid soil which has been converted to mixed sweet chestnut coppice.
2.1 miE
Park
Gloucester Park, Basildon
54 min walk • Gloucester Park in Basildon is an urban neighbourhood park, named after the Duke of Gloucester, who opened the park in 1957. In the 1970s a 6-acre artificial fishing lake was made in the park. Since 2001 it has held the annual Basildon Festival, which moved from Wat Tyler park.
2 miW
Church
All Saints Church
51 min walk • All Saints Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of East Horndon, Essex, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
3.7 miN
Park
Lake Meadows, Billericay
95 min walk • Lake Meadows is a park in Billericay, Essex, England. It is the site of many local events, including Billericay Fireworks and small-scale concerts. The Billericay fireworks are the largest firework display in Essex. As a concert venue, Lake Meadows has a capacity of 5,000.
3.5 miSE
Church, Gothic architecture
All Saints Church, Basildon
89 min walk • All Saints Church is a redundant Anglican church in the former village of Vange, now part of the town of Basildon, Essex, England.
1.8 miE
Park
Noak Bridge, Basildon
46 min walk • Noak Bridge is a housing estate in the civil parish of Laindon in Basildon, Essex. The estate takes its name from the bridge over the River Crouch at the foot of nearby Noak Hill.
1.4 miS
Visitor center, Park
Langdon Nature Reserve, Basildon
36 min walk • Langdon Nature Reserve is a 210 hectare nature reserve west of Basildon in Essex. It is managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust, and forms part of the Langdon Ridge Site of Special Scientific Interest.
2.6 miN
Universities and schools
The Billericay School, Billericay
68 min walk • The Billericay School is an academy secondary school and sixth form college located in Billericay, England. The school is led by headmaster Ahson Mohammed. and has an enrollment of 1695.