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WALTHAMSTOW , a suburb of See also:London in the Walthamstow See also:parliamentary See also:division of See also:Essex, See also:England, a See also:short distance E. of the See also:river See also:Lea, with several stations on a See also:branch of the See also:Great Eastern railway, 6 m. N. of See also:Liverpool See also:Street station. Pop. of See also:urban See also:district (1891) 46,346; (1901) 95,131. It is sheltered on the See also:north and See also:east by See also:low .hills formerly included in See also:Epping See also:Forest. The See also:- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
church of St See also:Mary existed at a very See also:early See also:period, but the See also:present See also:building, chiefly of See also:brick, was erected in 1535 by See also:Robert See also:Thorne, a See also:merchant, and See also:Sir See also:George Monoux, See also:lord See also:mayor of London, and has undergone frequent alteration. Besides other old See also:brasses it contains in the north See also:aisle the See also:effigies in See also:brass of Sir George Monoux (d. 1543) and See also:Anne his wife. There are a number of educational institutions, including a school of See also:art; Forest School, founded in 1834 in connexion with See also:- KING
- KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
- KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
- KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
- KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
- KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
- KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
- KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
- KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
- KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
- KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
- KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)
King's See also:College, now ranks as one of the well-known See also:English public See also:schools. See also:Brewing is extensively carried on.
In the reign of See also:Edward the See also:Confessor Walthamstow belonged to See also:Waltheof, son of See also:Siward, See also:earl of See also:Northumberland, who married See also:Judith, niece of See also:- WILLIAM
- WILLIAM (1143-1214)
- WILLIAM (1227-1256)
- WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
- WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
- WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
- WILLIAM, 13TH
William the Conqueror, who betrayed him to his See also:death in 1075. The See also:estate subsequently passed in 1309 to See also:Guy de See also:Beauchamp, earl of See also:Warwick, and on the See also:- ATTAINDER (from the O. Fr. ataindre, ateindre, to attain, i.e. to strike, accuse, condemn; Lat. attingere, tangere, to touch; the meaning has been greatly affected by the confusion with Fr. taindre, teindre, to taint, stain, Lat. tingere, to dye)
attainder of Earl See also:- THOMAS
- THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
- THOMAS (d. 110o)
- THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
- THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
- THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
- THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
- THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
- THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
- THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
- THOMAS, ST
- THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
- THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)
Thomas in 1396 reverted to the See also:crown. Afterwards it came into the See also:possession of See also:Edmund See also:Beaufort, See also:duke of See also:Somerset; from the Somersets it passed to Sir George See also:Rodney, and in 1639 came to the See also:Maynard See also:family. It is supposed to have been the birthplace of George See also:Gascoigne the poet (d. 1577). Sir William See also:Batten, See also:commissioner of the See also:navy (d. 1667), the friend of See also:Pepys, had his seat at Walthamstow, and was frequently visited here by Pepys.
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