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unusual facts about South Ockendon


Cranham

Until the 15th century, the parish was always known as Bishop's Ockendon (or its Latinized form Wokydon episcopi in various spellings), and this would have avoided confusion with North Ockendon and South Ockendon nearby.


Squeegee

According to Guinness World Records, the world's fastest window cleaner is Terry Burrows of South Ockendon, Essex, England, who cleaned three standard 45-inch × 45-inch office windows set in a frame in 9.24 seconds at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham in March 2005.


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