Visit Mill Hill Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Mill Hill

  

Mill Hill Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Mill Hill

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Mill Hill history

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Mill Hill Village is the oldest known inhabited part of the district, a ribbon development along a medieval route called ‘The Ridgeway’ William Wilberforce (MP, abolitionist of the slave trade) and Sir Stamford Raffles (founder of colonial Singapore) briefly resided here. The name ‘Myllehill’ appears to mean ‘hill with a windmill’

Military

Inglis Barracks at Mill Hill East was home to the Middlesex Regiment between 1905 and 1966. Seafield House was originally designed and operated as a secret nuclear bunker to house and protect the ‘London North Group’ emergency regional government.

Mill Hill geography / climate

Mill Hill’s postal address is London NW7 (which also covers Highwood Hill and part of Arkley) Mill Hill is also known as Highwood and Arkley. Mill Hill has a postal address in London, NW7, which also covers parts of Highwood, Arkley and Highwood.

Mill Hill Village

The National Institute for Medical Research, a landmark building, was demolished in 2018 and the site is being developed for new houses and apartments. Arrandene Open Space and Featherstone Hill is a large open space which is bordered by Wise Lane, Wills Grove, Milespit Hill and The Ridgeway. The 1960s pop singer Billy Fury is buried there.

Mill Hill Broadway

The modern-day centre of Mill Hill is at Mill Hill Broadway (previously known as Lawrence Street) This is a suburban district which developed from the 1890s onwards. The Broadway itself is now an important local retail area with numerous shops and cafes.

Mill Hill East

The small local retail area at Mill Hill East is at “Kelly’s Corner” (officially Holders Hill Circus) east of the station. The United Kingdom / Carl Zeiss / Bausch & Lomb Optical Works was established at the top of Bittacy Hill in 1912 and demolished about 1990.

You can visit Mill Hill places with Walkfo Mill Hill to hear history at Mill Hill’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Mill Hill has 131 places to visit in our interactive Mill Hill map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Mill Hill, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Mill Hill places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Mill Hill & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 131 audio facts unique to Mill Hill places in an interactive Mill Hill map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Mill Hill Places Map
131 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Mill Hill historic spots	Mill Hill tourist destinations	Mill Hill plaques	Mill Hill geographic features
Walkfo Mill Hill tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Mill Hill

  

Best Mill Hill places to visit

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Mill Hill has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Mill Hill’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Mill Hill’s information audio spots:

North Finchley North Finchley is situated 7 miles (11 km) north-west of Charing Cross. It is situated on Tally Ho Corner, the junction of the roads to East Finchley, Church End, Friern Barnet and Whetstone. Church End is often known as Finchley Central, owing to the name of the tube station located there.

Church End, Finchley Church End is an old village, now a suburban development, centred 7 miles (11 km) north-northwest of Charing Cross. Aside from its church it centres on Finchley Central Underground station.

Woodside Park Woodside Park is a suburban residential area in Barnet, London. It is located in the North Finchley postal district of N12.

Barnet Common Barnet Common was created after a wood was cleared in the 16th century. It was the location of a Digger colony and the Barnet Physic Well at which mineral water was consumed. Part of the Common was enclosed in 1729 and the rest in 1815.

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