Waltham

Boston's western neighbor

Waltham is a place name for several cities and towns, most notably in Massachusetts, where the Waltham Watch Company pioneered American factory watchmaking in the 19th century.

The name appears across England and the United States: She grew up in Waltham, the Waltham forest.

British pronunciations often drop the "l."

Massachusetts

Boston

Massachusetts state capital

Charles River · Massachusetts · commuter · university town · industrial history · New England · Main Street · Newton · Watertown · historic

watchmaking

horological

Relating to timepiece science

precision · factory · craftsman · industrial revolution · assembly line · jeweled · mainspring · dial · escapement · interchangeable parts

UK

Essex

Southeastern English county

borough · gunpowder · monastery · Harold · medieval · market town · Greater London · British · abbey church

place

forest

Tree-dense ecosystem

  • abbeyMonastic house of worship
  • crossPass from side to side
  • holyDedicated to the divine

ecclesiastical · Old English · woodland · settlement · Anglo-Saxon · etymology · village · parish · manor · historic site

Family

ham, hamlet, weald

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G