Mill Hill East

Mill Hill East station is on the High Barnet branch of the Northern Line, and is the only station on a branch from Finchley Central.

Mill Hill East station was built by the Edgware, Highgate and London Railway (EH&LR) and was opened as Mill Hill on 22 August 1867 by the Great Northern Railway (GNR) (which had taken over the EH&LR) in rural Middlesex. The station was on a line from Finsbury Park to Edgware via Highgate.

The EH&LR was built as a double track formation, but only a single track was laid, with the intention of doubling the track when business developed. However, when the GNR opened a branch from Finchley Central to High Barnet in April 1872 traffic on that section was greater, and the second track was never laid from Finchley Central to Edgware. For most of its history the service between those two stations was operated as a shuttle.

The station opened as Mill Hill and was given its present name in 1928.

The area around Mill Hill East has still the air of a village about it. It is quiet and very green with plenty of parks and golf courses to hand.

Parts of the eastern side of Mill Hill have recently undergone redevelopment, with the old gas works replaced by a Waitrose supermarket and housing developments. The small local retail area at Mill Hill East is at “Kelly’s Corner” (officially Holders Hill Circus) east of the station. To the south of Mill Hill East are Copthall and Holders Hill.

The United Kingdom / Carl Zeiss / Bausch & Lomb Optical Works was established at Mill Hill East in 1912 and demolished in about 1990, to be replaced by a large building owned by the Jehovah Witnesses, to complement their nearby Watchtower House built on the site of the former Bittacy House.

Mill Hill East is the least used station on the Northern Line with only 10,000 passengers per week.

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THE STREETS OF MILL HILL EAST

Abercorn Close, NW7 Abercorn Close is a cul-de-sac off of Abercorn Road.
Abercorn Road, NW7 Abercorn Road probably dates from the 1890s.
Aberdare Gardens, NW7 Aberdare Gardens is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Amport Place, NW7 Amport Place is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Appledore Way, NW7 Appledore Way is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Ashley Walk, NW7 Ashley Walk was once part of Ashley Lane which stretches south from here into a golf course.
Bittacy Close, NW7 Bittacy Close is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Bittacy Court, NW7 Bittacy Court is a street in Mill Hill.
Bittacy Hill, NW7 Bittacy Hill is the name of a part of an old road which led from London to Mill Hill.
Bittacy Road, NW7 Bittacy Road is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Bradshaw Drive, NW7 Bradshaw Drive is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Bray Road, NW7 Bray Road is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Brownsea Walk, NW7 Brownsea Walk is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Charles Sevright Drive, NW7 Charles Sevright Drive is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Curry Rise, NW7 Curry Rise is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Devonshire Crescent, NW7 Devonshire Crescent is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Devonshire Cresent, NW7 Devonshire Cresent is a street in Mill Hill.
Devonshire Road, NW4 Devonshire Road is a road in the NW4 postcode area
Devonshire Road, NW7 Devonshire Road is a street in Mill Hill.
Dollis Road, NW7 Dollis Road is a street in Mill Hill.
Drew Avenue, NW7 Drew Avenue is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Frances and Dick James Court, NW7 Frances and Dick James Court is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Frith Court, NW7 Frith Court is a street in Mill Hill.
Frith Lane, NW7 Frith Lane is a street in Mill Hill.
Grants Close, NW7 Grants Close is a street in Mill Hill.
Hawthorn Mews, NW7 Hawthorn Mews is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Henry Darlot Drive, NW7 Henry Darlot Drive is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Holders Hill Circus, NW7 Holders Hill Circus has long been the junction of Dollis Road, Bittacy Hill and Holders Hill Road.
Holders Hill Road, NW7 Holders Hill Road was a track in existence by the 14th century.
Honiton Gardens, NW7 Honiton Gardens is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Katherine Close, NW7 Katherine Close is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Kelly Road, NW7 Kelly Road is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Kingsbridge Drive, NW7 Kingsbridge Drive is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Langstone Way, NW7 Langstone Way is a street in Mill Hill.
Lee Road, NW7 Lee Road is a street in Mill Hill.
Lovers Walk, NW7 Lovers Walk is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Mallow Mead, NW7 Mallow Mead is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Marwood Drive, NW7 Marwood Drive is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Maurice Browne Close, NW7 Maurice Browne Close is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Morphou Road, NW7 Morphou Road is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Oakhampton Road, NW4 Oakhampton Road is a road in the NW4 postcode area
Oakhampton Road, NW7 Oakhampton Road is a street in Mill Hill.
Osborn Gardens, NW7 Osborn Gardens is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Partingdale Lane, N12 Partingdale Lane is a road in the N12 postcode area
Partingdale Lane, NW7 Partingdale Lane is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Peacock Close, NW7 Peacock Close is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Price Close, NW7 Price Close is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Reading Way, NW7 Reading Way is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Sanders Lane, NW7 Sanders Lane was once part of an ancient lane.
Shirwell Close, NW7 Shirwell Close is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Stockford Avenue, NW7 Stockford Avenue is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Tavistock Avenue, NW7 Tavistock Avenue is a street in Mill Hill.
Thirleby Road, NW7 Thirleby Road is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Thornefield Parade, NW7 Thornefield Parade is a street in Mill Hill.
Thornfield Avenue, NW7 Thornfield Avenue is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Tiverton Way, NW7 Tiverton Way is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Vineyard Avenue, NW7 Vineyard Avenue is a street in Mill Hill.
Walden Way, NW7 Walden Way is a road in the NW7 postcode area
Westlinton Close, NW7 Westlinton Close is a road in the NW7 postcode area

Mill Hill East

Mill Hill East station is on the High Barnet branch of the Northern Line, and is the only station on a branch from Finchley Central.

Mill Hill East station was built by the Edgware, Highgate and London Railway (EH&LR) and was opened as Mill Hill on 22 August 1867 by the Great Northern Railway (GNR) (which had taken over the EH&LR) in rural Middlesex. The station was on a line from Finsbury Park to Edgware via Highgate.

The EH&LR was built as a double track formation, but only a single track was laid, with the intention of doubling the track when business developed. However, when the GNR opened a branch from Finchley Central to High Barnet in April 1872 traffic on that section was greater, and the second track was never laid from Finchley Central to Edgware. For most of its history the service between those two stations was operated as a shuttle.

The station opened as Mill Hill and was given its present name in 1928.

The area around Mill Hill East has still the air of a village about it. It is quiet and very green with plenty of parks and golf courses to hand.

Parts of the eastern side of Mill Hill have recently undergone redevelopment, with the old gas works replaced by a Waitrose supermarket and housing developments. The small local retail area at Mill Hill East is at “Kelly’s Corner” (officially Holders Hill Circus) east of the station. To the south of Mill Hill East are Copthall and Holders Hill.

The United Kingdom / Carl Zeiss / Bausch & Lomb Optical Works was established at Mill Hill East in 1912 and demolished in about 1990, to be replaced by a large building owned by the Jehovah Witnesses, to complement their nearby Watchtower House built on the site of the former Bittacy House.

Mill Hill East is the least used station on the Northern Line with only 10,000 passengers per week.