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include steel production and fishing. Fishing, which was once a major industry all along the east coast of England, has declined significantly in recent years. The southern part of the area contains a number of satellite or dormitory towns around London such as Luton, Basildon, Stevenage and Southend
, Mickleham (Surrey) 62.2 mm (rain fell from 1145Z to 1300Z) South Farnborough (Hampshire) 60.2 mm (rain fell from 1215Z to 1330Z) Upper Basildon (Berkshire) Pirbright Institute (Surrey) Merrist Wood Agricultural College (Surrey) Royal Horticultural Society Gardens, Wisley (Surrey) Frimley Pumping Station
Basildon (Berkshire) Pirbright Institute (Surrey) Merrist Wood Agricultural College (Surrey) Royal Horticultural Society Gardens, Wisley (Surrey) Frimley Pumping Station (Surrey) 57.0 mm 56.5 mm 53.5 mm 52.6 mm 51.6 mm Table 1. 24-hour (0900Z-0900Z) rainfall totals for 24 May 1989. Electrical charges
