Walthamstow
OS grid reference	TQ375865
London borough	Waltham Forest
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	E17
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	Walthamstow
London Assembly	North East
European Parliament	London
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Walthamstow is a town in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, North East London, England. It is a suburban development located 6.4 miles (10.3 km) north east of Charing Cross. Walthamstow is bordered to the north by Chingford, south by Leyton and Leytonstone, east by the southern reaches of Epping Forest at Woodford and west by Tottenham and the River Lea valley. Leyton High Road, Hoe Street, Chingford Road, and Chingford Mount (passing south-north through Walthamstow and its neighbouring towns) form part of an ancient route from London to Waltham Abbey. The London Borough of Waltham Forest is a London borough in North-East London, England and forms part of Outer London. ... East London (Afrikaans: Oos-Londen, Xhosa: Imonti) is a city in southeast South Africa, situated in the Eastern Cape Province at 32. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... The Victorian Eleanor Cross at Charing Cross The name Charing Cross, now given to a district of central London in the City of Westminster, comes from the original hamlet of Charing, where King Edward I placed a memorial to his wife, Eleanor of Castile. ... Chingford is a town in London Borough of Waltham Forest. ... , Leyton is an area of East London and part of the London Borough of Waltham Forest. ... , Leytonstone is a place in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, in East London, England. ... Epping Forest is an area of ancient woodland in south-east England, straddling the border between north-east Greater London and Essex. ... Woodford is principally noteworthy for being the birthplace of the founder members of the notorious association who called themselves the Whores Drawers in the 1980s. ... Tottenham is an urban area of north London in the London Borough of Haringey, situated 6. ... This article is not about the River Lee that flows through Cork, in the Republic of Ireland; see River Lee (Ireland). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Waltham Abbey in Essex, England was founded in 1030 and a building was constructed on the site by Harold II of England thirty years later. ...

History

Walthamstow is recorded circa 1075 as Wilcumestowe ("The Place of Welcome") and in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Wilcumestou.^[1] Until the 19th century it was largely rural, with a small village centre (now Walthamstow Village — see below) and a number of large estates. The main route through the district, was the aforementioned Hoe Street. Additionally, there were various smaller lanes, crossing the town. The road now known as Forest Road was originally named Clay Street. Further south, the High Street was named Marsh Street, and led from the original settlement out to the marshes. Shernhall Street is an ancient route, as is Wood Street, to the east. A line drawing entitled Domesday Book from Andrew Williamss Historic Byways and Highways of Old England. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Walthamstow Village, 1998, looking towards the timber-framed house with St. ... Walthamstow Marsh is now a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest, it was once an area of lammas land, strips of meadow used for growing crops and grazing cattle. ...

With the advent of the railways and the ensuing suburbanisation in the late 19th century, Walthamstow experienced a large growth in population and speculative building.^[2] From 1894 Walthamstow was an urban district and from 1926 a municipal borough in Essex. In 1931 the population of the borough, covering an area of 4,342 acres (1,757 ha), peaked at 132,972.^[3] In 1965 the borough was abolished and its former area merged with that of the Municipal Borough of Chingford and the Municipal Borough of Leyton to form the London Borough of Waltham Forest in Greater London.^[4] Other places in East London formerly of the county of Essex, such as Ilford and Romford were placed into London Boroughs along with Walthamstow. The postal codes for those districts failed to change, however. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Suburb. ... In the British Isles an urban district was a type of local government district which covered an urbanised area. ... A borough is a political division originally used in England. ... For other meanings of Essex, see Essex (disambiguation). ... Chingford is a town in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. ... Leyton is a place in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. ... Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... East London (Afrikaans: Oos-Londen, Xhosa: Imonti) is a city in southeast South Africa, situated in the Eastern Cape Province at 32. ... Ilford is a district of the London Borough of Redbridge in east London, England. ... , Romford is a large suburban town in Greater London, England and the principal settlement of the London Borough of Havering. ... A postal code is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail. ...

One of its most famous residents was the writer, poet, designer and socialist William Morris, who was born there on 24 March 1834, and lived there for several years. His former house in Walthamstow is now a museum dedicated to him, while the grounds of the house are now a public park (Lloyd Park in Forest Road). This page is about William Morris, the writer, designer and socialist. ... is the 83rd day of the year (84th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1834 (MDCCCXXXIV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

Local engineer, Frederick Bremer, built the first motor car in London between 1892 and 1894. This car is one of the claimants to being the first British built petrol driven car and in 1912 the "Motor" Magazine, after much debate, recognised the Bremer Car as the first British built petrol driven car. Frederick William Bremer (July 12, 1872) - 1941) was an English engineer and inventor known for building (with assistant, Tom Bates) the first British four wheeled motor car with an internal combustion engine, claimed in 1912 by the British Motor Magazine. ... “Car” and “Cars” redirect here. ...

The LGOC X-type and B-type were built at Blackhorse Lane from October 1908 onwards. The B-type is considered one of the first mass-production buses. The manufacturing operation later became AEC, famous as the manufacturer of many of London's buses. London General is both a modern bus operating company and, as the London General Omnibus Company or LGOC, a very significant name in the history of transport of London, England. ... The X-type bus is an early model of London double-decker bus. ... The B-type is a model of double-decker bus that was introduced in London on 1910. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... AEC badge logo AEC Regent 1962-built AEC Mercury 1952 ACLO Mammoth Major III truck with Bonallack cab and body. ...

Walthamstow saw lively involvement in the General Strike of 1926, with Winston Churchill's coach reportedly being overturned on Walthamstow High Street.^{[citation needed]} Churchill was also given a hostile reception when he visited Walthamstow Stadium during the general election campaign of 1945. Churchill redirects here. ...

Walthamstow Town Hall, Forest Road.

The William Morris Gallery, Lloyd Park, Forest Road.

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Places of interest

The William Morris Gallery, the Pump House Museum and the Vestry House Museum. The latter celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2006. William Morris Gallery, viewed from the front The William Morris Gallery, opened by Prime Minister Clement Attlee in 1950, is the only public museum devoted to Englands best known and most versatile designer. ... The Pump House Steam and Transport Museum is a museum in Walthamstow focusing on the pioneering achievements in road, rail, air and sea transport in the River Lea valley from the early 1800s. ... Malik lives about 5 minutes from the museum. ...

The ancient part of the town, called Walthamstow Village, is a designated conservation area. It centres around St. Mary's Church, which was founded in the 12th century. Across the road from this is a 15th century timber-framed "hall" house which locals have dubbed "The Ancient House". Nearby are almshouses dating from the 16th and 18th centuries, and Vestry House, which has been used as a workhouse and police station, but has been a museum since 1931. A conservation area is a tract of land that has been awarded protected status in order to ensure that natural features or biota are safeguarded. ... St. ... (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ... (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ... Braubach (Germany) Timber framing is the modern term for the traditional half-timbered construction in which timber provides a visible skeletal frame that supports the whole building. ... The Almshouse at Sherborne, Dorset The Almshouse at Woburn, Bedfordshire West Hackney Almshouses in Stoke Newington, London. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... Former workhouse at Nantwich, dating from 1780 A workhouse was a place where people who were unable to support themselves could go to live and work. ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Walthamstow marsh was the location of Alliot Verdon Roe's later attempts to build and fly his early aeroplanes. Despite many failed attempts, Roe continued his experiments and there is now a blue plaque commemorating his first successful flight (in July 1909) on one of the railway arches he worked from. The marsh is now a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest and is one of the last remaining examples of semi-natural wetland in Greater London. Nearby is the Copper Mill. Mills of various types have stood at this location since at least the 14th century, and the current buildings date from the early 19th century. In the mid-19th century the mill was converted to a water pumping station. Sir Edwin Alliot Verdon Roe (April 26, 1877 - 1958) was a pioneer British pilot and aircraft manufacturer, and founder in 1910 of the Avro company. ... This article refers to the tool of travel. ... Year 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... A Site of Special Scientific Interest or SSSI is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom. ... A subtropical wetland in Florida, USA, with an endangered American Crocodile. ... This 14th-century statue from south India depicts the gods Shiva (on the left) and Uma (on the right). ...

The Walthamstow EMD Cinema on Hoe Street, designed by Cecil Masey with fine Art Deco interiors in the Moorish style by Theodore Komisarjevsky and a Christie organ. Originally named the Walthamstow Granada when it opened in 1930, it closed in January 2003 after being bought by the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG), which intended transforming it into a church and conference centre. However, their planning application was dismissed in 2003, and the UCKG announced in September 2005 that the cinema would be put up for sale. The cinema is Grade II* listed, however, English Heritage has put the cinema on its Buildings At Risk Register, and has described the overall condition of the cinema as poor. As of Ocotber 2007, its future remains uncertain. The McGuffin Film & Television Society is campaigning to restore the cinema to its intended use. This was the only cinema in Walthamstow (indeed, the whole borough of Waltham Forest) at the time of its closure. Asheville City Hall. ... Fyodor Fyodorovich Komissarzhevsky (Russian: , 1882-1954) or Theodore Komisarjevsky, as he is better known in the West, was a leading Russian theatrical director and designer of the 20th century, particularly notable for his groundbreaking productions of plays by Chekhov and Shakespeare. ... Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG, from Igreja Universal do Reino de Deus, IURD) is the name for a rapidly growing Brazilian church. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The standard of English Heritage English Heritage is a non-departmental public body of the United Kingdom government (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) with a broad remit of managing the historic environment of England. ...

Walthamstow Stadium dog track - technically in Chingford - was established in 1933 and has been run by the same family ever since. It reportedly has the largest attendance and income from gambling in the UK.^[5] It has a distinctive Art Deco facade, which was given Grade II listed status in 2007. The stadium hosted speedway racing in 1934 and again from 1949 to 1951 when it was the home of the Walthamstow Wolves. The team was the only one in this era to operate in the Second Division. Neighbouring Harringay, West Ham, new Cross, Wembley and Wimbledon all operated in the First Division in this era. Walthamstow Stadium at Day Walthamstow Stadium is a greyhound racing track located in the London Borough of Waltham Forest in East London (grid reference TQ375913) . It was located in Walthamstow until boundary changes meant it became part of Chingford. ... Chingford is a town in London Borough of Waltham Forest. ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Buckingham Palace, a Grade I listed building. ...

Shops and Walthamstow Market

Walthamstow's High Street is dominated by the street market, which began in 1885, and claims to be Europe's longest at 2.1km. There is also a shopping mall at The Mall Selborne Walk^[6] an 280,000 sq ft (26,000 m²). centre which has 55 shops including many chains. Walthamstow Market is one of the longest open markets in Europe. ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... “km” redirects here. ... For the traditional meaning of the word mall, see pedestrian street or promenade. ...

The historic central library on High Street was modernised and expanded in 2006 - 2007, and a large plot at the corner of High Street and Hoe Street was set for substantial redevelopment as a retail space. This site previously contained the town's central Post Office and a shopping arcade, originally built in the 1960s. Plans for the redevelopment of this site fell through in 2005 and are currently in abeyance. Small-town post office and town hall in Lockhart, Alabama A post office is a facility (in most countries, a government one) where the public can purchase postage stamps for mailing correspondence or merchandise, and also drop off or pick up packages or other special-delivery items. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969. ...

Districts and neighbourhoods

Arms of the former Municipal Borough of Walthamstow

Walthamstow Village conservation area is a peaceful and attractive district to the east of what has become the commercial centre of Walthamstow. The area is roughly defined as being south of Church Hill, west of Shernhall Street, north of Grove Road and east of Hoe Street. Orford Road is the main route through the district, though even this is a quiet thoroughfare by the standards of London. The village has a small selection of specialist shops, pubs and restaurants, and house prices tend to be higher in the streets of this neighbourhood. It was voted best urban village in London by 'Time Out' magazine in 2004. Arms of Walthamstow Borough Council. ... Arms of Walthamstow Borough Council. ... Walthamstow was a local government district in south west Essex from 1894 to 1965 around the town of Walthamstow. ... An amusingly named pub (the Old New Inn) at Bourton-on-the-Water, in the Cotswold Hills of South West England A pub in the Haymarket area of Edinburgh, Scotland A public house, usually known as a pub, is a drinking establishment found mainly in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada...

Upper Walthamstow is to the east of Walthamstow Village. The area's main thoroughfare is Wood Street, which has a good selection of shops and local businesses, and is served by railway, with a station on the Liverpool Street to Chingford line. Upper Walthamstow is the easterly part of Walthamstow town. ... Wood Street railway station is in the London Borough of Waltham Forest in north east London. ... Liverpool Street station, also called London Liverpool Street, is a mainline railway station and connected London Underground station in the north eastern corner of the City of London, the main financial district, with entrances on Bishopsgate and Liverpool Street itself. ... Chingford Station stands on the edge of Epping Forest, serving the town and the daytrip destinations in the forest it was intended to conquer. ...

Walthamstow has a wide variety of housing stock, but the vast majority of residential property was built in the early 20th century. From Coppermill Lane in the west (next to the marshes), to Wood Street in the east, there are scores of Edwardian and 1920s terraced streets. The area along Markhouse Road and St James Street has many examples of Warner properties. These were developed as affordable housing for the working classes in the early part of the 20th century. Bombing raids in World War II and urban redevelopment projects in the 1960s and 1970s have left areas with more modern housing, mostly in the shape of low-rise concrete blocks. The Edwardian period or Edwardian era in the United Kingdom is the period 1901 to 1910, the reign of King Edward VII. It is sometimes extended to include the period to the start of World War I in 1914 or even the end of the war in 1918. ... The term working class is used to denote a social class. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

The northern continuation of Markhouse Road is Blackhorse Road, served by both underground and railway stations, which in turn becomes Blackhorse Lane. This is bound on its western side by industrial units and warehouses. The London Borough of Waltham Forest has proposed developing the area around Blackhorse Road station to become a gateway to the town.

Highams Park and Hale End, though both in the E4 postcode, are historically part of Walthamstow. Highams Park is a place in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, England, adjacent to Epping Forest. ...

Although bounded by the marshes to the west and parts of Epping Forest to the east, there is little open space in the actual town. There were originally 2 commons in the town, Church Common, adjacent to St. Mary's Church in Walthamstow Village and Markhouse Common, located off Markhouse Lane (now Markhouse Road) and what is now the eastern end of Queens Road. Both open spaces were lost in the 19th century, when the land was sold to property developers. In England and Wales, a common is a piece of land over which other people -- often neighbouring landowners -- could exercise one of a number of traditional rights, such as allowing their cattle to graze upon it. ...

Walthamstow in popular music

The artwork for British Band Blur's Parklife album featured photos of the band at Walthamstow Stadium. Look up blur in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Walthamstow was home to the popular 1990s boy band East 17, who named their debut album "Walthamstow" in its honour. For the postcode, see E postal area East 17 (later regrouped as E-17) are an English pop boy band founded in 1992. ...

Walthamstow is a major centre in London's grime music scene, with many bedroom studios and underground music enterprises. Grime is a sub-genre of urban music which first emerged in London in the early 2000s, primarily a development of UK garage, drum and bass, dancehall and hip hop. ...

Walthamstow in film and television

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A sketch in Big Train was filmed at the top of the High Street (Walthamstow market). Two characters dressed as a cat and a mouse come out a fish and chips shop (Theo's Fish Bar) and end up outside an Indian restaurant. For the Washington Senators pitcher nicknamed Big Train, see Walter Johnson. ... Binomial name Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758 Synonyms Felis lybica invalid junior synonym The cat (or domestic cat, house cat) is a small carnivorous mammal. ... This article is about the animal. ... Fish and chips in modern packaging Fish and chips or fish n chips, a popular take-away food with British origins, consists of deep-fried fish in batter or breadcrumbs with deep-fried potatoes. ...

An UK advert for McDonalds was filmed at the Waltham Forest town hall; both the outside and inside of the building is shown. The advert features a couple going to the council to have the woman's name changed by deed poll to match the name tattooed on the man's arm. Generally speaking, advertising is the paid promotion of goods, services, companies and ideas by an identified sponsor. ... McDonalds Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is the worlds largest chain of fast-food restaurants [1]. Although McDonalds did not invent the hamburger or fast food, its name has become nearly synonymous with both. ... The London Borough of Waltham Forest is a London borough of outer north London. ... City Hall is a 1996 film directed by Harold Becker. ... A deed poll is a legal document binding only to a single person or several person acted jointly to express an active intention. ...

Notable residents

• William Morris (philospoher and designer) 1848 - 1856
• Paul Di'Anno (lead singer of Iron Maiden 1978-1981)
• Phil Collen (Bass guitarist of Def Leppard)
• Peter Hennessy (historian)
• Mick Hume (journalist)
• June Sarpong (television presenter)
• Lethal Bizzle (grime music artist)
• East 17 (British pop boy band)
• David Tibet (artist and musician) lived in Walthamstow between 1992 and 2005
• Baroness Scotland (Attorney General) grew up in Walthamstow and attended Walthamstow School for Girls
• Grayson Perry (Ceramicist and 2003 Turner Prize winner) has his studio in Walthamstow
• David Hill (former Downing Street Communications Director to Tony Blair)

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Sports club

• Waltham Forest F.C.
• Walthamstow Avenue F.C. (defunct club located at Green Pond Road Stadium)
• Walthamstow Avenue & Pennant

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Nearest areas

• Stoke Newington
• Leytonstone
• Leyton
• Chingford
• Tottenham
• Wanstead
• Upper Edmonton
• South Tottenham
• Woodford

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References

External links

• Waltham Forest London Borough Council - Regeneration of Walthamstow town centre
• British History Online - A History of the County of Essex: Volume 6
• Richard Dunn - A brief history of Walthamstow
• [1] - An oral history of Walthamstow containing the memories of past and present residents.