Gardeners Muswell Hill N10

Muswell Hill – Home to the Mossy Well

Muswell Hill, a London suburb based within the London Borough of Haringey is situated 5.5 miles north of Charing Cross. This area comes under the N10 postcode and in the Wood green and Hornsey parliamentary consistuency. The name Muswell is derived from a natural spring or well that was thought to have been named Mossy Well claiming to have miraculous properties. It is said that a Scottish King was healed from a disease which he had by drinking from this well. Muswell Hill was a significant place of pilgrimage in the medieval times. Surrounding areas to Muswell Hill are Finchley, North Finchley, South Finchley, Highgate, Crouch End, Alexandra Park, Shroud Green as well as Hornsey. This area has a significantly high concentration of Primary schools, the main ones being Muswell Hill primary school as well as St James Church of England Primary School. It also has two secondary (high) schools which are Alexandra Park and Fortismere. Places of notable interest include Alexandra Park and Alexandra Palace. Muswell Hill has excellent transport links to the Centre of London, although it does not have a tube station of its own, residents often use Highgate Tube Station as well as East Finchley and Finsbury Park. Local bus routes travel to West End and The City. The area has a synagogue as well as six churches. Muswell Hill boasts of some of the finest views from North London for the City of London. As a mainly Edwardian London suburb, its two main high streets still are heavily influenced by this era.