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Lloyd Park

Lloyd Park, Waltham Forest A recently improved public park located north of Forest Road in Walthamstow – and the home of the William Morris Gallery…

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Higham Hill

Higham Hill, Waltham Forest The disad­van­taged north-western part of Walthamstow Saxons made a clearing in the forest here and the manor of Higham is recorded…

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Highams Park

Highams Park, Waltham Forest A resi­den­tial district, public park(s) and a small indus­trial estate situated south of Chingford Hatch, all taking their name from a…

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Eleanor Cross

…Hard­ing­stone (both in Northamp­ton­shire) and Waltham (now Waltham Cross, Hert­ford­shire). The cross at Charing, which stood just to the south of what is now Trafalgar…

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Woodford Green

…Repton. Its huge grounds stretched a consid­er­able way into Walthamstow and were after­wards developed as the Highams Park. Woodford New Road provided a stimulus to…

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Woodgrange Park

Wood­grange Park, Newham An attrac­tive Victorian estate with recent additions, located on the border of Forest Gate and Manor Park Wood­grange, which means ‘a farm…

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Wanstead Flats

…Common because it is so feature­less Wanstead Flats consti­tute the south­ern­most part of Epping Forest but most of the trees were cleared several centuries ago.…

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Sydenham

Sydenham, Lewisham (with parts in Bromley and Southwark) A formerly grand Victorian suburb situated south of Dulwich and Forest Hill This was Chipeham in 1206,…

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Brockley

…called Forest Place was in existence by the late 16th century, and a village evolved in the vicinity of the Brockley Jack public house during…

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Sewardstonebury

Seward­stonebury, Epping Forest, Essex A wealthy (in parts, fabu­lously wealthy) hamlet nestling in a quiet corner of Epping Forest Just another house in Seward­stonebury Although…

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