Waltham
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Horology

  • Waltham Watch Company
    Waltham Watch Company
    The Waltham Watch Company, also known as the American Waltham Watch Co. and the American Watch Co., produced about 40 million high quality watches, clocks, speedometers, compasses, time fuses and other precision instruments between 1850 and 1957...

    , American watch manufacturer, pioneer in the industrialisation of the manufacturing of watch movements
    • Waltham International, Swiss subsidiary

Places

In Canada:
  • Waltham, Quebec
    Waltham, Quebec
    Waltham is a village and municipality in the Outaouais region, part of the Pontiac Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada. It is located at the mouth of the Noire River, along the north shore of the Ottawa River at Allumette Island....



In England:
  • Bishop's Waltham
    Bishop's Waltham
    Bishop's Waltham is a small town in Hampshire, England situated at the head of the River Hamble. It is home to the ruins of Bishop's Waltham Palace, an English Heritage monument.-History:...

    , Hampshire
  • London Borough of Waltham Forest
    London Borough of Waltham Forest
    The London Borough of Waltham Forest is in northeast London, England. Officially, it forms part of Outer London as it borders Essex. However, it can be seen that the NE London boundary does not extend far compared to elsewhere in the city...

    • including Walthamstow
      Walthamstow
      Walthamstow is a district of northeast London, England, located in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. It is situated north-east of Charing Cross...

      • that includes Walthamstow Village
        Walthamstow Village
        Walthamstow Village is an ancient nucleus of present day Walthamstow, located in North East London. Designated a Conservation Area by the Borough of Waltham Forest in 1967, it centres around St. Mary's Church, which was founded in the 12th century. Across the road from this is a 15th century...

  • Waltham, Kent
    Waltham, Kent
    Waltham is a village southwest of Canterbury in Kent, England....

  • Waltham, Lincolnshire
    Waltham, Lincolnshire
    Waltham is a village and civil parish in North East Lincolnshire, England. It is south-west of Grimsby and is close to the villages of Scartho, Brigsley, Barnoldby-le-Beck, and Bradley...

    • New Waltham
      New Waltham
      New Waltham is a village and civil parish in North East Lincolnshire. It is located just south of Grimsby and Cleethorpes close to the A16 , and is situated between the villages of Waltham and Humberston. Previously part of Waltham parish, the parish of New Waltham was created in 1961...

      , nearby
  • Waltham Abbey, Essex
    Waltham Abbey, Essex
    Waltham Abbey is a market town of about 20,400 people in the south west of the county of Essex, in the East of England region. It is about 24 km north of London on the Greenwich Meridian and lies between the River Lea in the west and Epping Forest in the east. It takes its name from The Abbey...

    , the town
    • taking its name from Waltham Abbey (abbey)
      Waltham Abbey (abbey)
      The Abbey Church of Waltham Abbey has been a place of worship since at least 1030, and is in the town of Waltham Abbey, Essex, England. The Prime Meridian passes through its grounds. Harold Godwinson is said to be buried just outside the present abbey...

  • Waltham Bury, Essex
  • Waltham Chase
    Waltham Chase
    Waltham Chase is a village in Hampshire, England, neighbouring the village of Bishop's Waltham.The village comprises about 2 sq. kilometres of land to the south-east of Bishop's Waltham....

    , Hampshire
  • Waltham Cross
    Waltham Cross
    Waltham Cross is the most southeasterly town in Hertfordshire, England. It is 12 miles from the City of London and immediately north of the M25 motorway, forming part of the Greater London Urban Area and London commuter belt. Part of Waltham Cross is located within Greater London.-Geography:It is...

    , Hertfordshire
  • Waltham on the Wolds
    Waltham on the Wolds
    Waltham on the Wolds is a village located in the civil parish of Waltham and Thorpe Arnold, in the Melton borough of Leicestershire, England, about northeast of Melton Mowbray and south-west of Grantham on the A607 road.-Geography:...

    , Leicestershire
    • Waltham transmitting station
      Waltham transmitting station
      The Waltham transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facilityat Waltham-on-the-Wolds, 5 miles north-east of Melton Mowbray. It sits inside the Waltham civil parish near Stonesby, in the district of Melton, Leicestershire, UK. It has a guyed steel tubular mast...

      , nearby
  • Waltham Holy Cross Urban District
    Waltham Holy Cross Urban District
    Waltham Holy Cross was an urban district in the county of Essex, England.It was created in 1894 and covered the area of the large and ancient parish of Waltham Holy Cross, which included the town of Waltham Abbey as well as the hamlets of Holyfield, High Beach, Sewardstone and Upshire. The district...

    , a former urban district in Essex
  • Waltham (hundred), a former hundred in Hampshire
  • Waltham St Lawrence, a small village in Berkshire
  • White Waltham
    White Waltham
    White Waltham is a village and civil parish, west of Maidenhead, in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in the English county of Berkshire. It has a population of 2,875, and is the location of White Waltham Airfield.-Extent:...

    , a village in Berkshire


In New Zealand:
  • Waltham, New Zealand
    Waltham, New Zealand
    Waltham is an inner suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, located two kilometres southeast of the city centre. State Highway 73, part of Christchurch's ring road system, runs through the suburb, as does the Heathcote River and the Christchurch - Lyttelton rail corridor. The Christchurch gasworks was...



In the United States:
  • Waltham, Maine
    Waltham, Maine
    Waltham is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The population was 306 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water....

  • Waltham, Massachusetts
    Waltham, Massachusetts
    Waltham is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, was an early center for the labor movement, and major contributor to the American Industrial Revolution. The original home of the Boston Manufacturing Company, the city was a prototype for 19th century industrial city planning,...

    , home of Bentley University and Brandeis University
    • Waltham (MBTA station)
      Waltham (MBTA station)
      Waltham is a passenger rail station on MBTA Commuter Rail's Fitchburg Line.It is located in downtown Waltham and is a short walk from manyrestaurants, shops and bars along Moody Street and Main Street, as well as the Embassy movie theater.-Bus connections:...

      , commuter rail station
  • Waltham, Minnesota
    Waltham, Minnesota
    Waltham is a city in Waltham Township, Mower County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 151 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...

  • Waltham, Vermont
    Waltham, Vermont
    Waltham is a town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. The population was 479 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 8.9 square miles , of which 8.7 square miles is land and 0.2 square mile is...

  • Waltham Township, Minnesota
    Waltham Township, Minnesota
    Waltham Township is a township in Mower County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 416 at the 2000 census. The largest town in the township is Waltham with a population of 196 people. All other area in the township is unincorporated.-History:...


Other

  • The Waltham system, industrial efficiency system
  • Waltham (band)
    Waltham (band)
    Waltham is a rock band that formed in 1999. The band takes its name from its hometown of Waltham, Massachusetts. The band is composed of Frank Pino, Jr...

    , an American rock band
  • Waltham (Brand) Defunct UK brand which manufactured several household electrical goods until the 1990s
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