Hampstead view southward on Heath Street past Underground Station geograph-3003052-by-Ben-Brooksbank

Heath Street is located in

Hampstead Hampstead () is an area in London, which lies northwest of Charing Cross, and extends from Watling Street, the A5 road (Roman Watling Street) to Hampstead Heath, a large, hilly expanse of parkland. The area forms the northwest part of the Lon ...

in the London Borough of Camden, part of the A502 road for much of its route. It runs from the centre of

Hampstead Village Hampstead () is an area in London, which lies northwest of Charing Cross, and extends from the A5 road (Roman Watling Street) to Hampstead Heath, a large, hilly expanse of parkland. The area forms the northwest part of the London Borough o ...

northwards towards

Hampstead Heath Hampstead Heath (locally known simply as the Heath) is an ancient heath in London, spanning . This grassy public space sits astride a sandy ridge, one of the highest points in London, running from Hampstead to Highgate, which rests on a band o ...

. By

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it divides into North End Way heading towards North End and Spaniards Road heading towards Hampstead Garden Suburb and Highgate via Hampstead Lane. Streets running off it include Church Row, New End, Hampstead Grove and Hampstead Square. At the junction with Hampstead High Street is Hampstead tube station, which was originally planned to be called Heath Street. Some of the tiling at the platform level still bears the original name. The southernmost stretch of the road was developed much later than rest during the late nineteenth century to connect Heath Street with the newly built Fitzjohns Avenue running to Swiss Cottage. It replaced a number of existing alleys. Until the early nineteenth century it was known as Heath Mount, a name commemorated by the

Heath Mount School Heath Mount School is a Church of England co-educational independent prep school near Watton-at-Stone, Hertfordshire, England. It admits pupils aged 3 to 13. It was founded as Heath Mount Academy in Hampstead in 1796. In 1934 it was relocated ...

. Historically it was the main street in

. Hampstead became a popular resort for Londoners following the establishment of the

Hampstead Wells Hampstead () is an area in London, which lies northwest of Charing Cross, and extends from Watling Street, the A5 road (Roman Watling Street) to Hampstead Heath, a large, hilly expanse of parkland. The area forms the northwest part of the Lon ...

spa in 1698. The Upper Flask Tavern on Heath Street catered to the traffic and was a meeting place for the

Kit Kat Club The Kit-Cat Club (sometimes Kit Kat Club) was an early 18th-century English club in London with strong political and literary associations. Members of the club were committed Whigs. They met at the Trumpet tavern in London and at Water Oakley i ...

of the early

eighteenth century The 18th century lasted from January 1, 1701 ( MDCCI) to December 31, 1800 ( MDCCC). During the 18th century, elements of Enlightenment thinking culminated in the American, French, and Haitian Revolutions. During the century, slave trad ...

. The site later became Queen Mary's Maternity Hospital..

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Streets in the London Borough of Camden Hampstead {{London-road-stub