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Leyton

American  
[leyt-n] / ˈleɪt n /

noun

  1. a former borough in SE England, near London: now part of Waltham Forest.


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The fire at industrial units in Leyton, east London, on 20 March 2024, caused £1.3m in damage.

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2025

Colin Flatt, whose clubs included Leyton Orient and Cambridge United, was shuffled between 12 different settings in the final few months before he died after a fall at Basildon Hospital in September 2021.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025

The warehouse in Leyton had shipped equipment including Starlink satellite kits used by Ukrainian troops.

From BBC • Sep. 28, 2025

Year 5 pupils in Stratus Class at Riverley Primary School in Leyton, were awarded the title for their joke submission to a UK-wide competition: "What do you call the fanciest punctuation? An a-posh-trophe".

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2025

It is upon that subject that I must now speak," said Sir Henry Leyton, taking a grave tone, "and I must touch upon many painful subjects in the past.

From The Smuggler: (Vol's I-III) A Tale by James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford)

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