Walthamstow, E17

Walthamstow is a town in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, northeast London. It is 6.4 miles (10.3km) north east of Charing Cross. Walthamstow is bordered to the north by the town of Chingford, south by the towns of Leyton and Leytonstone, east by the southern reaches of Epping Forest at Woodford and west by Tottenham and the River Lea valley.

Leyton High Road, Hoe Street, Chingford Road, and Chingford Mount (passing south-north through Walthamstow and its neighbouring towns) form part of an ancient route from London to Waltham Abbey.

Walthamstow is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Wacoumstou or Wilcumestow. Until the 19th century it was largely rural, with a small village centre (now Walthamstow Village — see below) and a number of large estates. The main route through the district, was the aforementioned Hoe Street. Additionally, there were various smaller lanes, crossing the borough. The road now known as Forest Road was originally named Clay Street. Further south, the High Street was named Marsh Street, and led from the original settlement out to the marshes. Shernhall Street is an ancient route, as is Wood Street, to the east.

With the advent of the railways and the ensuing suburbanisation in the late 19th century, Walthamstow experienced a large growth in population. From 1894 Walthamstow was an urban district and from 1926 a municipal borough in Essex. In 1965 it was merged with Chingford and Leyton municipal boroughs to form the London Borough of Waltham Forest.

The area has three museums, the William Morris Gallery, the Pump House Museum and the Vestry House Museum. The latter celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2006.

The ancient part of the town, called Walthamstow Village, is a designated conservation area. It centres around St. Mary's Church, which was founded in the 12th century. Across the road from this is a 15th century timber-framed "hall" house which locals have dubbed "The Ancient House". Nearby are almshouses dating from the 16th and 18th centuries, and Vestry House, which has been used as a workhouse and police station, but has been a museum since 1931.

Walthamstow was home to the popular 1990s boy band East 17, who named their debut album "Walthamstow" in its honour.

Walthamstow's High Street is dominated by the street market, which began in 1885, and claims to be Europe's longest at 1km. There is also a shopping mall at nearby Selborne Walk (recently having been partly rebuilt after fire damage), coordinated by chief architect Melanie Evens.

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