Public Services
Veolia Water Central Limited formerly Three Valleys Water supplies Mill Hill's water. EDF Energy Networks is the Distribution network operator licensed to distribute electricity from the transmission grid to homes and businesses in Mill Hill. On Partingdale Lane there is a large electrical station, built in 1961. The station is served by very high voltage cables underground along Totteridge Valley. The proposed above-ground pylons and cables were rejected after a high-profile residents' campaign. British Gas had a large gasworks at Mill Hill East with two Gasometers, now replaced with housing and shops.
London Ambulance Service responds to medical emergencies in Mill Hill. Statutory emergency fire service is provided by the London Fire Brigade. Mill Hill Fire station and Ambulance station are on Hartley Avenue off Mill Hill Broadway. Home Office policing in Mill Hill is provided by the Metropolitan Police Service.
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