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**Barnet**
Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference:	Maps for TQ245955
Administration
London borough:	Barnet
County level:	Greater London
Region:	London
Nation:	England
Other
Police force:	Metropolitan
Ceremonial county:	Greater London
Historic county:	Hertfordshire
ITV franchise:	ITV London
Post office and telephone
Post town:	BARNET
Postal district:	EN5
Dialling code:	020
Politics
UK Parliament:	Chipping Barnet
London Assembly:	Barnet & Camden
European Parliament:	London

High Barnet or Chipping Barnet is a place in the London Borough of Barnet. It is located 10.5 miles (16.9 km) north north-west of Charing Cross and within the northerly bounds of the M25 motorway. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... The administrative area of Greater London contains 32 London Boroughs, of which 12 (plus the City of London) make up Inner London and 20 Outer London. ... The London Borough of Barnet is a London borough of northern outer London. ... Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... Greater London is the top level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... The region (also known as Government Office region) is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity in England. ... Greater London is the top level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... Home Nations is a term used to refer to the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom - England, Scotland, Wales, and [[Northern Ireland collectively, but also as separate entities, distinct from the United Kingdom as a whole. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Travel guide to England from Wikitravel English language English law English (people) List of monarchs of England â€“ Kings of England family tree List of English people Angeln (region in northern Germany, presumably the origin of the Angles for whom England is named) UK... Policing in the United Kingdom is divided into a number of forces. ... Metropolitan Police redirects here. ... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ... Greater London is the top level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... The traditional counties of England are historic subdivisions of the country into around 40 regions. ... Hertfordshire (pronounced Hartfordshire and abbreviated as Herts) is an inland county in the United Kingdom, officially part of the East of England Government region. ... ITV1 is a terrestrial, free-to-air television channel broadcast in the United Kingdom by the ITV network. ... ITV London is the brand name used by ITV plc in London. ... A post town is a required part of all UK postal addresses. ... UK and Australian postal codes are known as postcodes. ... EN5 is the postcode for Barnet in the London Borough of Barnet in north London. ... The UK telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Numbering Plan, is regulated by the Office of Communications (Ofcom), which replaced the Office of Telecommunications (Oftel) in 2003. ... To see the list in alphabetical order see the categories UK Parliamentary constituencies and UK Parliamentary constituencies (historic). ... Chipping Barnet is a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdoms House of Commons. ... Greater London is divided into a number of constituencies for London Assembly elections. ... Greater London is divided into a number of constituencies for London Assembly elections. ... The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ... London is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... Image File history File links Summary Remade LCC/GLC crest. ... The London Borough of Barnet is a London borough of northern outer London. ... The Victorian Eleanor Cross at Charing Cross The name Charing Cross, now given to a district of central London in the City of Westminster, comes from the original hamlet of Charing, where King Edward I placed a memorial to his wife, Eleanor of Castile. ... The M25 motorway looking south between junctions 14 and 15, near Heathrow Airport. ...

The town was the site of the Battle of Barnet in 1471, where Yorkist troops led by King Edward IV killed the rebellious "Kingmaker" Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick and Warwick's brother, John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu. The town lies at the northern end of the Northern Line, and the association football team Barnet F.C. play there. It was formerly the site of a well-known fair, hence the Cockney rhyming slang "Barnet" for "hair". Barnet College also has one of its main sites in High Barnet and is spread out through the London Borough of Barnet. The Battle of Barnet, which took place on April 14, 1471, was a decisive battle of the Wars of the Roses, near the town of Barnet, 10 miles north of London. ... This article is about the year 1471, not the BT caller ID service accessible by dialling 1-4-7-1. ... The House of York was a dynasty of English kings. ... Edward IV (April 28, 1442 â€“ April 9, 1483) was King of England from March 4, 1461 to April 9, 1483, with a break of a few months in the period 1470-1471. ... Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (1428—April 14, 1471), was also known as Warwick the Kingmaker. ... John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu (~1431 - April 14, 1471) was a Yorkist leader in the Wars of the Roses, best-known for eliminating Lancastrian resistance in the north of England during the early part of the reign of Edward IV of England. ... The Northern Line is a deep-level tube line of the London Underground, coloured black on the Tube map. ... The striker (wearing red jersey) has run past the defender (in white jersey) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to stop the ball. ... Barnet Football Club are an English football team from Barnet, a town on the northern edge of Greater London. ... A fair is a gathering of people to display or trade produce or other goods, to parade or display animals and often to enjoy associated carnival or funfair entertainment. ... Cockney rhyming slang (sometimes abbreviated as CRS) is a form of English slang which originated in the East End of London. ... Barnet College is a Further education college in North London, England in the United Kingdom. ... The London Borough of Barnet is a London borough of northern outer London. ...

Barnet is the highest point on the old Great North Road between the City of London and York, which sounds impressive, but is a mere 130 metres above mean sea level. The tower of St John the Baptist Church claims to be the highest point between itself and the Ural Mountains to the east. For London as a whole, see the main article London. ... York is a city in northern England, at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss. ... The Baptism of Christ, by Piero della Francesca, 1449 John the Baptist (also called John the Baptizer or Yahya the Baptizer) is regarded as a prophet by at least three religions: Christianity, Islam, and Mandaeanism. ... Map of Ural Mountains The Ural Mountains (Russian: Ð£Ñ€Ð°Ð»ÑŒÑÐºÐ¸Ðµ Ð³Ð¾Ñ€Ñ‹ = Ð£Ñ€Ð°Ð») also known simply as the Urals and as the Riphean Mountains in Greco-Roman antiquity, is a mountain range that runs roughly north and south through western Russia. ...

Education

Barnet High Street, viewed from the tower of St John the Baptist Church

Queen Elizabeths School is a boys school in Barnet, North London, founded in 1573 by Queen Elizabeth I with help from Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, and local alderman Edward Underne. ... East Barnet School is a mixed secondary state school in Barnet, North London. ... Barnet College is a Further education college in North London, England in the United Kingdom. ... Download high resolution version (559x800, 97 KB)Barnet High Street, from the tower of St John The Baptist Church. ... Download high resolution version (559x800, 97 KB)Barnet High Street, from the tower of St John The Baptist Church. ...

Famous citizens

Rt. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Sir Sydney Brookes Chapman (born October 17, 1935) is an English politician and architect. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

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Barnet - LoveToKnow 1911 (247 words)
	BARNET, a residential district in the mid or St Albans parliamentary division of Hertfordshire, England; ro m.
	The prefix recalls the former lordship of the manor possessed by the friary of St John of Jerusalem in Clerkenwell, London.
	Friern Barnet adjoins Finchley on the north and Whetstone on the south, the whole district being residential.

CIVIC HERALDRY OF ENGLAND AND WALES-GREATER LONDON (11300 words)
	The London Borough of Barnet was formed by the amalgamation of the Borough of Finchley, the Borough of Hendon, the Barnet Urban District, the East Barnet Urban District and the Friern Barnet Urban District.
	The red and white roses, from the device of the Barnet UDC and the arms of the East Barnet UDC, refer to the Battle of Barnet, the climactic confrontation of the Wars of the Roses.
	The London Borough of Hillingdon was formed by the amalgamation of the Borough of Uxbridge, the Hayes and Harlington Urban District, the Ruislip-Northwood Urban District and the Yiewsley and West Drayton Urban District.

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