The London Borough of Waltham Forest

Waltham Forest is a London borough in north east London and forms part of Outer London.

Geography

It is a mainly built-up residential area located between part of Epping Forest in the east and the River Lee in the west. These form two green corridors, passing into London from the surrounding countryside, and more than a fifth of the borough is made up of forestland, reservoirs, open space, parks and playing fields. Population: 221,800 Area: 38.82 km²

Major Towns,

Chinford Green,  Chingford,  Chingford Green,  Chingford Hatch,  Endlebury,  Hale End,  Highams Park,  Leyton,  Leytonstone,  Maryland,  Upper Walthamstow,  Walthamstow,  Wanstead Flats

History

Many Stone Age remains are found in the area. Roman remains have also been found scattered around the borough proving it was a significant area of Roman occupation.

The borough was formed in 1965, by the London Government Act 1963, from the area of the former Municipal Borough of Chingford, Municipal Borough of Leyton and Municipal Borough of Walthamstow which was transferred to Greater London from Essex. The borough was named Waltham Forest after the forest the area used to reside in (now know as Epping Forest).