Walthamstow Market in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, is the longest (though not the largest) daily outdoor market in Europe. It occupies all but the last 100 metres of Walthamstow's High Street. It is reputed to be a mile long, but in fact measures approximately one kilometre.
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