Hampstead

American

[hamp-stid, -sted] / ˈhæmp stɪd, -stɛd /

noun

a former borough of London, England, now part of Camden.

Hampstead British

/ ˈhæmpstɪd /

noun

a residential district in N London: part of the Greater London borough of Camden since 1965; nearby is Hampstead Heath , a popular recreation area

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Chan first came to the attention of staff for filming children at the nursery, in Finchley Road, West Hampstead, in May 2024.

From BBC

The Hampstead and Highgate MP described the process as "flawed and farcical from the beginning to the end".

From BBC

Football games had been interrupted when a small chorus of yowling foxes tried to get near him; there had been a day when insistent pigeons dive-bombed him during a school trip, and swimming in the outdoor ponds in Hampstead was almost impossible.

From Literature

The Met Police opened an investigation following a number of parcel shelves being stolen from cars in Hampstead and Highgate, the force said.

From BBC

Vincent Chan, 45, had passed vetting checks and worked for nearly seven years at the Bright Horizons nursery, West Hampstead before admitting to the charges.

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