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HAMPSTEAD AND HIGHGATE

Two rather exclusive north London neighbour- important staging post on the Great North
hoods, set apart from the hurly-burly of the Road from London was established, with a
modern city, Highgate and Hampstead sit gate to control access. Both also have
on either side of the vast, bucolic Hampstead illustrious literary and artistic connections,
Heath, arguably London’s finest green space. though Hampstead’s have the edge, with the
Both have long been settlements – Hampstead likes of John Keats having set up home there.
is mentioned as far back as the 10th century – But while they lived in Hampstead, many of
and both became fashionable retreats from the the city’s intellectuals are buried in Highgate’s
city, becoming essentially Georgian villages. cemetery – not least Karl Marx, who is buried
There has been a settlement in Highgate since in the East Cemetery, though it is the West
at least the early Middle Ages, when an Cemetery that is the more atmospheric.

Sights at a Glance
Historic Streets and Buildings Parks and Gardens Restaurants see pp305–7
1 Flask Walk and Well Walk 8 Hampstead Heath 1 Jin-Kichi
4 Church Row 9 Parliament Hill 2 Gaucho
5 Downshire Hill w The Hill Garden 3 The Wells
e Vale of Health Pubs and Bars
Museums and Galleries q Spaniards Inn
2 Burgh House Cemeteries
3 Fenton House 7 Highgate Cemetery
6 Keats House
0 Kenwood House

0 metres 500
0 yards 500

H A M P S T E A D L A N E
Street Finder maps 1, 2 HIGHGATE SOUTH
FITZROY PARK GROVE

S P A N I A R D S R O A D HAMPSTEAD H I L LW AY
NORTH END HIGHGATE

EAST
CEMETER Y S W A I N ' S L A N E
WEST HEATH HEA TH Highgate MILLFIED L A N E
HEATH Ponds H I GH GATE WEST H I L L HIGHGAT E RO AD
VALE OF HEALTH P ARLIAMENT
WEST HEATH
ROAD
CANNON PL WELL RD Hampstead HILL
E A S T H E ATH
Ponds
NOR T H END WAY HEATH STREET
BRANC H HILL
WELL WALK R OA D
NEW END PARLIAMENT HILL
WINDM ILL HILL
CHRIST CHURCH HILL
FROGNAL HOLLY WALK H O LLY HILL D HAMPSTEAD SOUTH HILL PARK Hampstead
FLASK W ALK
GAYTON RD
WILLOW ROAD
PILGRIM'S LA
HAM PSTE A
TANZA RD
Heath
KEAT'S GROVE
DOWNSHIRE HILL SOUTH END RD
Hampstead HIGH STREET
Kenwood House on Hampstead Heath For keys to symbols see back flap
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