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

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Muswell Hill history

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The name Muswell is believed to come from a natural spring or well said to have miraculous properties. A traditional story tells that Scottish king Malcolm IV was cured of disease after drinking the water. The River Moselle, which has its source in Muswell Hill and Highgate, derives its name from this district.

19th century

Muswell Hill began to be developed as a collection of country houses in 1817. The development was spurred by the opening in 1873 of Alexandra Palace, a massive pleasure pavilion built on the most easterly of north London’s gravel hills. Alexandra Palace was served by a branchline railway from Highgate with an intermediary station at Muswell.

20th century

Muswell Hill shopping centre is based on roads that form three sides of a square. At each node point is a church: United Reformed, Church of England, Methodist, and Roman Catholic. Most development was initiated in the early 20th century when the current street pattern was set out.

Muswell Hill geography / climate

Muswell Hill is a mainly Edwardian north London suburb. The elevation is between about 200 feet (60 m) and 330 feet (100 m) above sea level. The area has a synagogue and six churches, one has been converted into a steak house.

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Best Muswell Hill places to visit

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

Andover Estate Andover Estate, in Holloway, North London, is a large Islington London Borough Council housing estate . It is flanked by Hornsey Road (west), Seven Sisters Road (south), Durham Road (east) and Durham Road . It falls into the N7 postcode district of London .

Manor House, London Manor House, also known as Woodberry Down, is an area of North London in the northwest corner of the London Borough of Hackney. It lies immediately east of Finsbury Park, north of Stoke Newington, west of Stamford Hill and Seven Sisters, and south of Harringay. The construction of the Seven Sisters Road gave rise to the alternative name Manor House Crossroads.

Langham Working Men’s Club Langham Working Men’s Club is a traditional working men’s club in the north London neighbourhood of Harringay. It is located in north London’s north-east London neighbourhood Harringay, north London.

Whittington Stone The Whittington Stone is a monumental stone and statue of a cat at the foot of Highgate Hill, a street in Archway . It marks roughly where it is recounted that a forlorn Dick Whittingon heard Bow Bells ringing from 4+1/2 miles (7.2 km) away .

St Joseph’s Church, Highgate St Joseph’s Church is a parish of the Catholic Church on Highgate Hill, in the Diocese of Westminster, London . It was founded by the Passionist Congregation in 1858 . It is a grade II listed building .

Lissenden Gardens Lissenden Gardens is a small inner urban area in north London in the London Borough of Camden at the very south east of Hampstead Heath.

Oakthorpe Park Oakthorpe Park is a small park and a larger, informal and transiently used neighbourhood name denoting a small fraction of the south of Enfield in Palmers Green, north London, UK. It is situated next to the North Circular. The neighbourhood corresponds to part of the 2004 to date Bowes ward and its nearest train or underground stations are at Wood Green.

Colney Hatch Colney Hatch is the name of a small district within the London Borough of Barnet. The area is predominantly residential with a mixture of Victorian and Edwardian houses and much more recent development.

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.

Temple Fortune Temple Fortune is a place in the London Borough of Barnet to the north of Golders Green. It is principally a shopping district used by residents of the Hampstead Garden Suburb. Religious buildings include the Catholic Church of St Edward the Confessor, St. Mary & Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church and North Western Reform Synagogue.

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