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37-471: The London Borough of Waltham Forest ( / ˈ w ɔː l θ ə m / ) is an outer London borough formed in 1965 from the merger of the municipal boroughs of Leyton , Walthamstow and Chingford . The borough's administrative headquarters are at Waltham Forest Town Hall , which before the merger of the boroughs, was called Walthamstow Town Hall. The population was 278,428 at the 2021 census. Waltham Forest borders five other London boroughs: Enfield to

74-537: A history museum in Walthamstow focusing on the heritage of the local area. The collection includes various artefacts dating from the Victorian era to the 20th century, including numerous archived documents and photographs. Vestry House was originally built as a workhouse and was later used as a police station and also as private housing (amongst the exhibits is a replica police cell demonstrating one of

111-462: A licence, and was awarded the title of best college in London for sport in 2013. Others include Waltham Forest College and Sir George Monoux College . Waltham Forest has a sixth form college reorganised system which it adopted in 1985. Neighbouring authorities are Epping Forest ( Essex ) in the north, Redbridge in the east, with Newham and Hackney to the south. Haringey and Enfield lie to

148-579: A number of independent artists, also mainly in the Leytonstone area. The biennial E17 Art Trail, which includes open studios, exhibitions and events, is the biggest art event in the borough, and there is now a similar event in Leytonstone. Eamon Everall , founder member of the Stuckism art movement is a long-time resident in the borough where he also maintains a studio. Waltham Forest was the first ever London Borough of Culture in 2019. Waltham Forest

185-570: A whole then started to decline, and the Outer London population fell from the 1951 peak to 4,230,000 in 1991. Since 1991 the Outer London population has been increasing again, surpassing the 1951 peak with a population of 4,942,040 in 2011. The population at the 2021 Census was 5,395,500. Over 60% of the population of Greater London lives in Outer London. In 2002 there were 1.64 million jobs located in Outer London, which accounted for 42% of total jobs in London. Heathrow Airport and Croydon are

222-583: Is covered by the Metropolitan Police . There is one police station which is based in Chingford and a number of additional patrol centres throughout the borough. Waltham Forest comes under the Met's North-East Basic Command Unit (BCU) following a merger of Waltham Forest's and Newham's policing in 2018 Waltham Forest is the birthplace of William Morris , best known as one of the principal founders of

259-567: Is from Walthamstow, and Grayson Perry , the 2003 Turner Prize -winning artist, has his studio in Walthamstow. X Factor finalist Fleur East is also from Walthamstow as well as British Taekwondo Athlete Lutalo Muhammad . The London Borough of Waltham Forest is twinned with Friendship links have also been established with 51°34′N 0°02′W  /  51.567°N 0.033°W  / 51.567; -0.033 Outer London Outer London consists of areas that were not part of

296-508: Is home to a number of musicians that have found success in the UK, including East 17 , Blazin' Squad , and Indie band Hefner , who formed in Walthamstow. The borough is also a centre of the grime musical genre; grime acts hailing from the borough include More Fire Crew , Lethal Bizzle , and Jammer amongst others. The borough had a key role in the history of rave music culture, whether it be clubs, artists, and DJs. Widely regarded as one of

333-638: Is likely to have its roots in the territory of the Trinovantes. After the Kingdom of Essex lost its independence, it evolved into the county of Essex . The Domesday book of 1086 records four manors in the area, Chingford , Walthamstow , Higham and Leyton . At some point, before or after the Domesday survey these also became parishes , with Higham becoming part of the parish of Walthamstow. These parishes had largely stable borders from which those of

370-697: The County of London and became formally part of London when Greater London was created 1965. An exception is North Woolwich , which was in the County of London but was transferred to Newham in 1965. The twenty Outer London boroughs were defined by the London Government Act 1963 . The main difference between Inner and Outer London boroughs between 1965 and 1990 was that the outer boroughs were local education authorities . The statutory Outer London boroughs are: The Office for National Statistics and

407-591: The Lee Valley Reservoir Chain for the Thames . During the most intense period of the Blitz (October 1940 to June 1941), the area was hit by around 728 high explosive bombs, 17 parachute mines and an unknown, but much greater number of small incendiary bombs . Subsequent raids were lighter and less frequent, but 1944 saw a number of V-1 'flying bombs' and V-2 long-range ballistic missiles hit

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444-684: The Vestry House Museum in Walthamstow. In 1909, the aviation pioneer A V Roe successfully tested the first all-British aeroplane, the Roe I Triplane , on land at Walthamstow Marshes . The area now known as Waltham Forest experienced at least two Zeppelin raids during World War I . On 17/18 August 1915, Airship L10 took a route roughly following the Gospel Oak to Barking railway line, dropping incendiary and high-explosive bombs. The first bomb, an incendiary, fell on Hoe St, Walthamstow, at

481-400: The 'Outer London' code was widely different from all of the above definitions. In 2000, London returned to using a single 020 area code and all official distinctions between 'inner' and 'outer' London numbers ceased at this time. Vestry House Museum 51°35′0″N 0°0′45″W  /  51.58333°N 0.01250°W  / 51.58333; -0.01250 Vestry House Museum is

518-562: The 32 London Boroughs. A petition opposed calling the new borough "Walthamstow", so perhaps for that reason the new borough took its name from the former Waltham Forest . The local authority is Waltham Forest Council, based at Waltham Forest Town Hall (formerly Walthamstow Town Hall). Since 2000, for elections to the London Assembly , the borough forms part of the North East constituency. The main centres of population in

555-640: The British Arts and Crafts Movement. Morris was a designer of wallpaper and patterned fabrics, a writer of poetry and fiction, and a pioneer of the socialist movement in Britain. Other notable people, such as footballer and former England Captain David Beckham , rapper, songwriter and actor Redzz , I, Claudius star Derek Jacobi , former Essex and England cricket Captain Graham Gooch , and

592-555: The Office for National Statistics defined Outer London (in its 2001 limits), whose land area is 1,254 km (484 sq mi). Figures before 1971 have been reconstructed by the Office for National Statistics based on past censuses in order to fit the 2001 limits. Outer London continued to grow as population moved from Inner London, surpassing the Inner London population in 1951 at 4,517,588. The population of Greater London as

629-766: The Paralympic Games, Eton Manor hosted the Wheelchair Tennis events, with temporary seating for 10,500 spectators. In April 2012, the Ministry of Defence identified the roof of Fred Wigg Tower as a potential location for surface-to-air missile defences during the Games. Waltham Forest has a number of institutes, including 3 colleges of further education. Leyton Sixth Form College was the second sixth form college in Southern England to get

666-508: The UK and London. The borough took its name from the former Waltham Forest , an institution that managed deer in an area of south-west Essex that stretched eastwards from the River Lea and included large areas of agricultural land as well as the wooded areas subsequently known as Epping Forest and Hainault Forest . The name Waltham Forest was used in parallel with local woodland names, some of which have persisted. The first known use of

703-417: The area, including a V-1 which landed on central Walthamstow killing 22 and a V-2 which landed on Chingford Road, Walthamstow killing 8. The London Borough of Waltham Forest was created in 1965 under the London Government Act 1963 , covering the combined area of the former municipal boroughs of Chingford , Leyton and Walthamstow . The area was transferred from Essex to Greater London to become one of

740-525: The borough are Chingford in the north, Walthamstow in the centre (the administrative hub including the council offices) and Leyton and Leytonstone to the South. Waltham Forest has the fifth largest Muslim population in England and the third largest in London (coming after its neighbouring boroughs, Newham and Tower Hamlets ). Epping Forest and the green corridor along the River Lea provide some of

777-609: The borough is now managed by an arms-length management organisation , Waltham Forest Housing (formerly Ascham Homes). Waltham Forest was one of four host boroughs in east London for the 2012 Olympics . The northern part of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is located in Eton Manor . The borough hosted events in its three Olympic-size swimming pools, one synchronised swimming pool and one water polo pool. These pools were used for athlete training. During

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814-676: The borough's many open spaces, which include: Historically known as the seat of the Arts and Crafts Movement under the stewardship of William Morris , Waltham Forest has continued to succour many contemporary artists & art groups. These include the North East London Independent Artists (NELIA) group, based at the Changing Room Gallery in Lloyd Park, the 491 Gallery in Leytonstone, and

851-549: The borough, The Waltham Forest Theatre, was situated in Lloyd Park. Though a local campaign was launched to save it in 2008 the theatre was demolished in 2011. Leyton Orient F.C. is the local professional football team, based at Brisbane Road, Leyton. In the 1962–63 season the club played in the top tier of English football, the Football League First Division , but currently are in League One ,

888-401: The borough, as well as six night bus routes . Services are operated by Arriva London and Stagecoach London . The pioneering Mini Holland programme has begun to provide protected cycle lanes across the southern half of the borough, increasing the ability to use bicycles as a transport option. In March 2011, the main forms of transport that residents used to travel to work were: Policing

925-582: The borough. The River Lea lies to the west where its associated marshes and parkland form a green corridor which, along the reservoir-lined reaches , separates north and east London , and is the historic border between Middlesex and Essex. Waltham Forest was one of the host boroughs of the London Olympics in 2012 , with the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre and part of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park providing an ongoing legacy in

962-531: The building's previous uses). The building became a museum in 1931. On permanent display in the museum is the Bremer Car, the first British motor car with an internal combustion engine , which was built by Frederick Bremer (1872–1941) in a workshop at the back of his family home in Connaught Road, Walthamstow. The car first ran in 1892 and was donated to the museum by Bremer in 1933. In 2023,

999-657: The decennial UK Census use a different definition of Outer London, excluding Haringey and Newham (which are defined as Inner London), and including Greenwich . This is reflected in the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) classification. Under this classification, Outer London consists of the nineteen London boroughs of Barking and Dagenham, Barnet, Bexley, Brent, Bromley, Croydon, Ealing, Enfield, Greenwich, Harrow, Havering, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Kingston upon Thames, Merton, Redbridge, Richmond upon Thames, Sutton, and Waltham Forest. Figures here are for

1036-514: The film director and producer Alfred Hitchcock , were also born in the borough. The heavy metal band Iron Maiden was formed in Leyton, and Eastenders actress Rita Simons was born in Leytonstone. Notable Eastenders Actor Adam Woodyatt is from Walthamstow. The poet Pascale Petit , shortlisted three times for the TS Eliot poetry prize, lives in Walthamstow. Notable rap/grime artist Lethal Bizzle

1073-629: The junction of Orford and Queens Road; the last was dropped in Aldersbrook area. Ten people were killed in Leyton and another 48 injured across the wider area. On 23/24 September 1916 the German Navy airship L 31 dropped around ten bombs along the line of Lea Bridge Road, Leyton, killing eight there. On both occasions the Germans believed they were bombing the City , and it is thought they mistook

1110-399: The late Victorian era, the area that became the modern borough was rural in nature with a small dispersed population and a primarily agricultural landscape. Leyton, in particular, grew quite rapidly between 1870 and 1910. In 1892, a private citizen named Frederick Bremer built the first British motorcar in a workshop in his garden, at Connaught Road, Walthamstow. The vehicle is on display at

1147-475: The later Municipal Boroughs were derived, and these are the basis of our understanding of the extent of these local areas today. The southern part of Epping Forest still extends into the north of the borough, 90% of it having been preserved by the Epping Forest Act of 1878. This not only assisted in preserving the forest, the attraction value also helped stimulate urbanisation of nearby areas. Until

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1184-567: The most significant locations for employment in Outer London. For the purposes of the London Plan planning document produced by the Mayor of London , Outer London consists of the statutory Outer London boroughs, with the exception of Newham. From 1990 to 2000 London used two telephone area codes with separate codes for 'Inner London' and 'Outer London' (originally 071 and 081 respectively, becoming 0171 and 0181 in 1995). The area covered by

1221-694: The name Waltham Forest is 1205 (in Medieval Latin ) as foresta nostra prope Waltham , and the use of the name persisted, until the end of the seventeenth century. The area was in the territory of the Trinovantes tribe during the Iron Age and through the Roman period, when the tribal area was a unit of local government. It subsequently became part of the Kingdom of the East Saxons a unit which

1258-414: The north-west, Haringey to the west, Hackney to the south-west, Newham to the south-east and Redbridge to the east, as well as the non-metropolitan county of Essex to the north. The borough takes its name from the former Waltham Forest – an institution which managed deer in south-west Essex . Epping Forest is a remainder of the former Waltham Forest and forms the eastern and northern fringe of

1295-668: The seminal tracks of jungle music , the creator of " We Are I.E. " Lennie de Ice grew up and lived in Walthamstow. Walthamstow was also home to DJ Rap and MC Navigator. The venue Dungeons was located on the Lea Bridge Road in Leyton , and a number of pirate radio stations including Friends FM, Dance FM, and Eruption FM broadcast from tower blocks such as the Cathall Estate in Leytonstone . The only theatre in

1332-804: The third tier of the English football league system . Waltham Forest was one of six local authorities to set up a Housing Action Trust under the Housing Act 1988. The Waltham Forest HAT covered various estates in need of regeneration : Cathall Road in Leytonstone , Oliver Close in Leyton , Boundary Road in Walthamstow and Chingford Hall in Chingford . The HAT transferred its redeveloped estates to Community-based Housing Association and shut down in April 2002. English Partnerships then demolished four empty tower blocks. The remaining Council housing in

1369-513: The west. The area is served by the following London Underground lines: Both lines are both part of the Night Tube , which provides overnight tube services on Friday and Saturday nights. London Overground runs through the borough on the following lines: Greater Anglia serves the south-west of the borough with a station at Lea Bridge ; these services connect Stratford and Bishops Stortford . A number of London Buses routes serve

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