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Walthamstow

American  
[wawl-tuhm-stoh, -thuhm-] / ˈwɔl təmˌstoʊ, -θəm- /

noun

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


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Reservoirs have also shrunk, including the Walthamstow Wetlands.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

One of them is Uzma Hussain, who had opened the Axe and Ember Smokehouse with her husband in Walthamstow Village just before Christmas.

From BBC Jul. 16, 2026

LFB said it had received around 40 calls from the public reporting the fire just after 16:00 BST and sent crews from Stoke Newington, Islington, Walthamstow and surrounding fire stations.

From BBC Apr. 30, 2026

Iqbal and Khan are both British nationals from Leyton, and the 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is a dual British and Pakistani national from Walthamstow.

From BBC Apr. 13, 2026

We hear in the meantime of her being in close correspondence 515 with his young sister at Walthamstow.

From Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame by Sidney Colvin

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