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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Highwood Hill like this:
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.
Highwood Hill is now part of BARNET District. Click here for graphs and data of how BARNET has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Highwood Hill itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Highwood Hill, in Barnet and Middlesex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/23956
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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