Hampstead

American

[hamp-stid, -sted] / ˈhæmp stɪd, -stɛd /

noun

a former borough of London, England, now part of Camden.

Hampstead British

/ ˈhæmpstɪd /

noun

a residential district in N London: part of the Greater London borough of Camden since 1965; nearby is Hampstead Heath , a popular recreation area

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Ms. Lewin is particularly suspicious of Keats House in London’s Hampstead, where the poet lived for less than two years, hardly long enough to leave a material impression on his surroundings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

A charity has won a Court of Appeal bid to continue a legal challenge over rules allowing trans people to use the single-sex facilities at Hampstead Heath's swimming ponds.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Chan first came to the attention of staff for filming children at the nursery, in Finchley Road, West Hampstead, in May 2024.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

Jones said that during the winter "only members of the Hampstead Heath Winter Swimming Club can use the pond, by long-standing arrangement".

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

Despite Rayner’s close attention, Olmsted’s condition did not improve; his stay at Hampstead Heath became wearisome.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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