Hadleigh

“Mill Hill’s proximity to the city of London made it popular as a country retreat from the 17th century onwards, and large houses and quaint cottages were constructed, many of which still remain.”

The earliest record of Mill Hill (or ‘Myllehill’) is dated 1547. The name appears to mean the ‘hill with a windmill’. In a building adjacent to the ‘Mill Field’ at the northern extent of The Ridgeway, the workings of the original Mill can be found. Mill Hill village is the oldest known inhabited part of the district, a ribbon development along the medieval route called ‘The Ridgeway’. Mill Hill’s proximity to the city of London made it popular as a country retreat from the 17th century onwards, and large houses and quaint cottages were constructed, many of which still remain.