[1] It connects Finchley Road with Fitzjohns Avenue, curving twice along its route and meeting Nutley Terrace and Maresfield Gardens.
It was established in the 1870s when the previously rural estate owned by the Maryon Wilson family was sold off for development as upmarket housing.
Takings its name from a property in Sussex owned by the family, it was originally called Netherhall Terrace before its current name was established in 1877.
[2] Many of the original houses have survived, and like nearby streets heavily feature red brick.
Notable residents have included the artist Thomas Davidson, the politician Louis Sinclair, the tenor John McCormack and the composer Edward Elgar.