Hampstead

American  

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

noun

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

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Hampstead British  

/ ˈhæmpstɪd /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

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

Vincent Chan, 45, had passed vetting checks and worked for nearly seven years at the Bright Horizons nursery, West Hampstead before admitting to the charges.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

One autumn day in 2021, Mr Gradon and 11 strangers met at Hampstead Heath in north London.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025

Alex had been collected that morning from a converted church in Hampstead, North London.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz