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HIGHWOOD-HILL, a hamlet near Hendon, in Middlesex. It has a post office under Hendon, London NW. A mansion here was the seat of Lord William Russell, the patriot, Mrs Porter, the actress, and Lady Raffles; and was also the residence and death place of William Wilberforce.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a hamlet" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Middlesex Ancient County |
| Place: | Highwood Hill |
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