Higham Hill - Definition and Overview

Walthamstow is an area of north-east London, England in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. It is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Wacoumstou or Wilcumestow. In more recent times it has been associated with the band East 17, a play on the location's postcode E17.

Walthamstow is bordered by the River Lea to the west and Epping Forest to the east. Before the creation of the Greater London metropolitan area, it was part of the county of Essex.

The area has three museums, the William Morris Gallery, the Pump House Museum and the Vestry House Museum. Walthamstow's daily street market is claimed to be Europe's longest at 1km.

Nearest places

Arms of the former Walthamstow Borough Council

• Walthamstow Village
• Upper Walthamstow
• Tottenham
• Epping
• Snaresbrook
• Chingford
• Leyton
• Leytonstone

Nearest tube stations

• Walthamstow Central station (Victoria Line)
• Blackhorse Road station

Nearest railway stations

• Blackhorse Road station
• Walthamstow Queens Road railway station
• St James Street railway station
• Walthamstow Central station
• Wood Street railway station

Famous residents

• William Morris

External links

• The History of Walthamstow  (http://www.leevalley-online.co.uk/towns/walthamstow/wstowhist1.htm)
• Walthamstow History (http://www.musicland26.freeserve.co.uk)
• Statistics and further info about Walthamstow (http://www.upmystreet.com/overview/?l1=e17)
• The KnoWhere Guide to Walthamstow (http://www.knowhere.co.uk/3485.html)
• The William Morris Gallery (http://www.lbwf.gov.uk/wmg/home.htm)