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Waltham Forest

American  
[wawl-tuhm, -thuhm] / ˈwɔl təm, -θəm /

noun

  1. a borough of Greater London, England.


Waltham Forest British  
/ ˈwɔːlθəm /

noun

  1. a borough of NE Greater London. Pop: 221 600 (2003 est). Area: 40 sq km (15 sq miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Adeel Khan, 32, from Waltham Forest in east London, assisted Khalife from within jail and helped supply him with money in the hours after his high-profile September 2023 escape.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

A Waltham Forest Council spokesperson said it was assessing and taking legal advice over "complex factors unique to moorings".

From BBC May 14, 2026

Plans to film part of a Nicolas Cage war film at Waltham Forest Town Hall fell through over fears about Nazi iconography.

From BBC Jan. 10, 2026

In one property in Waltham Forest, where there was a shared bedroom advertised at £330 a month, he was met by about 10 young men who all appeared to live there.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2025

It was formerly, indeed, almost wholly forested, the great Waltham Forest stretching from Colchester to the confines of London.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various

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