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Encyclopedia > London Borough of Barnet
London Borough of Barnet
Barnet
Shown within Greater London
Geography
Status London borough
Area
— Total
Ranked 255th
86.74 km² (33.5 sq mi)
ONS code 00AC
Admin HQ North London Business Park
Demographics
Population
— Total (2006 est.)
Density
Ranked 11th (of 354)
328,600
3,788 /km² (9,811 /sq mi)
Ethnicity
White British
White Irish
Other White
White & Black Caribbean
White & Black African
White & Asian
Other Mixed
Indian
Pakistani
Bangladeshi
Other Asian
Black Caribbean
Black African
Other Black
Chinese
Other
(2005 estimates)[1]
57.7%
2.9%
10.6%
0.6%
0.6%
1.1%
1.1%
8.8%
1.6%
0.6%
2.1%
1.3%
5.1%
0.4%
2.3%
3.2%
Politics
Barnet London Borough Council
Logo of Barnet London Borough Council
Leadership Leader & Cabinet
Mayor Maureen Braun
Executive Conservative
MPs Andrew Dismore
Theresa Villiers
Rudi Vis
London Assembly
— Member
Barnet and Camden
Brian Coleman
Coat of Arms
Official website http://www.barnet.gov.uk/

The London Borough of Barnet (pronunciation ) is a London borough in North London and forms part of Outer London. It borders Hertfordshire to the north and five other London boroughs: Harrow and Brent to the west, Camden and Haringey to the south-east and Enfield to the east. Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... The administrative area of Greater London contains thirty-two London boroughs. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... This is a list of districts of England ordered by area. ... To help compare sizes of different geographic regions, we list here areas between 10 km² (1000 hectares) and 100 km² (10,000 hectares). ... The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating census and other statistical data. ... For other uses, see Density (disambiguation). ... The figures are mid-year estimates for 2005, unless otherwise stated, from the Office for National Statistics [1]. See also: List of towns and cities in England by population - List of English counties by population - List of ceremonial counties of England by population - List of English districts by area - List... White British is an ethnic classification used in the United Kingdom Census 2001, 92. ... Irish Britons are residents of Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) whose birth place and/or ancestry originates in the island of Ireland. ... White Other is a term used in the UK census to describe white persons of non-British descent. ... The 2001 UK Census ethnic groups include White British, White Other, Mixed Race, Asian British, Black British and Chinese or other ethnic group. ... The United Kingdom is divided into four parts, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... The Conservative Party, officially though less commonly known as the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... This is a list of MPs elected in the UK general election, 2005 to the House of Commons for the Fifty-Fourth Parliament of the United Kingdom at the United Kingdom general election, 2005, arranged by constituency. ... Andrew Hartley Dismore BA (Hons) (born September 2, 1954) British politician and solicitor He is the Labour Member of Parliament for Hendon in London. ... Theresa Anne Villiers (born March 5, 1968, London) is a British Conservative politician, and the Member of Parliament for Chipping Barnet. ... Dr Sir Rudolf Jan Vis (born 4 April 1941, Netherlands) is a politician in the United Kingdom for the Labour Party. ... The London Assembly is an elected body that supervises the Greater London Authority and the Mayor of London. ... Barnet and Camden is a constituency represented in the London Assembly. ... Brian Coleman (born 25 June 1961) is a thin-skinned Conservative Party politician and member of the London Assembly for Barnet and Camden, England. ... Image File history File links Barnet_arms. ... The administrative area of Greater London contains thirty-two London boroughs. ... North London is that part of London which is north of the River Thames. ... Outer London is the name for the group of London Boroughs that do not form part of Inner London, but form a ring around it. ... The London Borough of Harrow is a London borough of outer north-west London. ... The London Borough of Brent is a London borough in north west London and forms part of Outer London. ... The London Borough of Camden is a borough of London, England, which forms part of Inner London. ... The London Borough of Haringey is a London borough in North London, England, and forms part of Outer London. ... The London Borough of Enfield is the most northerly London borough and forms part of Outer London. ...

Contents

Districts

Main article: List of districts in the London Borough of Barnet

The pattern of settlement is somewhat diverse. To the north of the borough is Barnet, also known as Chipping Barnet and incorrectly as High Barnet and Barnet Town, which is a middle class suburban development. Also in the north are the low-density districts of Edgware, Totteridge, Whetstone and Mill Hill. High Barnet or Chipping Barnet is a town in the London Borough of Barnet. ... Chanukah menorah outside Edgware tube station, 2006 Edgware is a suburb of north London situated 9. ... Totteridge is a place in the London Borough of Barnet. ... Whetstone is a place in the London Borough of Barnet, bearing the postcode N20. ... Mill Hill is a place in the London Borough of Barnet. ...


Coming further south the development becomes steadily more intensive around the suburbs of Cricklewood, Colindale, Hendon and Finchley. Golders Green is renowned for its Jewish minority ethnic population and at the very south of the borough is Hampstead Garden Suburb. Cricklewood is a district of North London, England whose northeastern part is in the London Borough of Barnet, southwestern part is the London Borough of Brent and southeastern part is in London Borough of Camden. ... , Colindale is an area in the London Borough of Brent. ... For other places with the same name, see Hendon (disambiguation). ... , Finchley is a place in the London Borough of Barnet, London, England. ... , Golders Green is an area in the London Borough of Barnet in London, England. ... For other uses, see Jew (disambiguation). ... , Hampstead Garden Suburb is an example of early 20th Century domestic architecture and town planning located in the London Borough of Barnet in North West London. ...


History

The borough was formed under the London Government Act 1963 in 1965 from the Municipal Borough of Finchley, Municipal Borough of Hendon and the Friern Barnet Urban District of Middlesex and the East Barnet Urban District and Barnet Urban District of Hertfordshire. The London Government Act 1963 was an Act of the UK parliament which led to the official recognition of the conurbation known as Greater London. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Finchley was created an urban district of Middlesex in 1894. ... Hendon was created an urban district of Middlesex in 1894. ... Friern Barnet is a place in the London Borough of Barnet. ... The Middlesex Guildhall at Westminster Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England and was the second smallest (after Rutland). ... Arms of the former East Barnet Urban District Council East Barnet is a place in the London Borough of Barnet. ... High Barnet or Chipping Barnet is a place in the London Borough of Barnet. ... For the similarly named county in the West Midlands region, see Herefordshire. ...


Individual articles describe the history and development of the districts of Church End, East Finchley, Edgware, Golders Green, Mill Hill and North Finchley. Map by John Rocque 1754 see also Ordnance Survey 1870s Church End Finchley is a district in the London Borough of Barnet in London, England. ... East Finchley is a place in the London Borough of Barnet in London, England. ... Edgware is a Saxon name. ... Golders Green is a place in the London Borough of Barnet in London, England. ... Mill Hill is a place in the London Borough of Barnet in London, England. ... North Finchley is a place in the London Borough of Barnet in London, England. ...


Places of interest

An Avro Lancaster in the main hangar of the RAF Museum Hendon The Royal Air Force Museum (RAF Museum) is a museum dedicated to the history of aviation, and the British Royal Air Force in particular. ... Brent Cross in London is best known as the first shopping centre of its kind to be built in the UK. Situated on the North Circular between the southern terminus of the M1 motorway and the Brent Cross Flyover in the London Borough of Barnet and taking its name from... College Farm This is the last farm in Finchley, and is essentially a city farm and visitor attraction. ... Middlesex University is a university in north London, England, located in the historic county boundaries of Middlesex (from which it takes its name). ... Hendon Police College is the principal training centre for the Metropolitan Police of London, England. ...

Parks and open spaces

The borough has a large number of parks and open spaces. The Borough also has controls five Local Nature Reserves (LNR), and is jointly responsible with the London Borough of Brent for the Welsh Harp reservoir. In addition there are large areas taken over by cemeteries and golf courses; part of Hampstead Heath; as well as smaller recreation grounds. The London Borough of Barnet, located on the northern periphery of London and having much of the area within its boundaries in the Green Belt, has a large number of parks and open spaces. ... A Local Nature Reserve or LNR is a statutory designation in England made under Section 21 of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 by principal local authorities. ... The London Borough of Brent is a London borough in north west London and forms part of Outer London. ... The Brent Reservoir (popularly called the Welsh Harp) is a reservoir which straddles the boundary between the London Boroughs of Brent and Barnet and is owned by British Waterways. ... Castle Ashby Graveyard Northamptonshire A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. ... This article is about the game. ... Highgate model boating pond near Parliament Hill Hampstead Heath (locally known as the Heath) is Londons largest ancient parkland, covering 3. ...


Sport

The borough is home to a professional football club, Barnet F.C. and Barnet Copthall leisure complex. Barnet Football Club are an English football team from High Barnet in the London Borough of Barnet in London, England. ...


Demographics of Barnet

According to the 2001 census the borough has a population of 314,564 though the most recent ONS projection for 2007 is 338, 600. 67% of householders are owner-occupiers. The borough has the highest percentage (14.8%) of Jewish residents of any local government area in the United Kingdom. Many more people in Barnet have some Jewish ancestry, but don't consider themselves Jewish. The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ...


Education

Main article: List of schools in the London Borough of Barnet

Transport

London Underground services in Barnet
London Underground services in Barnet

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Bicycle

Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone said "Barnet's transport agenda is recklessly anti-public transport, anti-pedestrian and anti-cycling. Barnet has become a laboratory experiment for some very ill-thought out policies"[citation needed].


Tube

The borough is served by the northern-most sections of the London Underground's Northern Line, including all three of the line's northern termini (Edgware, High Barnet, and Mill Hill East): The London Underground is a rapid transit system that serves a large part of Greater London and some neighbouring areas of Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire. ... For other uses, see Northern Line (disambiguation). ...

The Piccadilly Line skirts around the north eastern edge of the Barnet. Three stations are close to the borough border. High Barnet tube station is a London Underground station in High Barnet in north London. ... Totteridge and Whetstone tube station is the penultimate station on the High Barnet branch of Northern Line of the London Underground. ... Woodside Park tube station is a London Underground station in north London. ... Main entrance (this photo was taken while the station was closed due to signal failure) West Finchley tube station is a London Underground station in the Finchley area of north London in the London Borough of Barnet. ... Mill Hill East tube station is a London Underground station in Mill Hill in North London. ... Finchley Central tube station is a London Underground station in the Finchley Central area of north London. ... East Finchley is a London Underground station in East Finchley. ... Edgware tube station is a London Underground station in Edgware, in the London Borough of Barnet, in north London. ... Burnt Oak is a station on the Northern Line of the London Underground in Zone 4. ... Station on the Northern Line, Edgware branch in Zone 4, between Burnt Oak tube station and Hendon Central tube station. ... Station on the Northern Line, Edgware branch, on the boundary between Zones 3 and 4. ... Station on the Northern Line, Edgware branch, in Zone 3, between Hendon Central tube station and Golders Green tube station. ... Golders Green tube station is a station of the London Underground on the Northern Line. ... London Transport Portal The Piccadilly Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured blue on the Tube map. ...

Cockfosters tube station is a London Underground station in Travelcard Zone 5 and is the northern terminus of the Piccadilly line. ... Southgate tube station is a London Underground Piccadilly Line tube station in Southgate, London, England. ... Arnos Grove tube station is a tube station on the Piccadilly line, in Travelcard Zone 4. ...

Train

National Rail services in Barnet are operated by First Capital Connect on two routes. National Rail uses the BR double-arrow logo A typical National Rail station sign showing the double-arrow logo National Rail is a brand name of the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC). ... First Capital Connect is a train operating company in England that began its passenger operations on the National Rail network at 02:00 BST 1 April 2006. ...


Thameslink Route Thameslink is a fifty-station line in the British railway system running 225 km (140 miles) north to south across London from Bedford to Brighton through the Snow Hill tunnel. ...

Great Northern Route Mill Hill Broadway railway station is in the London Borough of Barnet in North London. ... Hendon railway station is in the London Borough of Barnet in North London. ... Cricklewood railway station is in the London Borough of Barnet in North London. ... The Great Northern Route is suburban railway line in London, it is part of the suburban lines terminating at Kings Cross and Moorgate. ...

New Barnet railway station is in the London Borough of Barnet in north London, and is in Travelcard Zone 5. ... Oakleigh Park railway station is in the London Borough of Barnet in north London, and is in Travelcard Zone 4. ... New Southgate railway station is on the boundary of the London Borough of Barnet and the London Borough of Enfield in north London, and is in Travelcard Zone 4. ...

Bus

The borough is served by a large number of bus routes managed by Transport for London. This article is a list only of Transport for London (TfL) contracted London Bus routes in London, England. ... Transport For London (TfL) is a local government body responsible for most aspects of the transport system throughout Greater London in England. ...


Road

The following major roads run through the borough:


The M1 motorway heading south towards junction 37 at Barnsley, South Yorkshire. ... This page is about the A1 road in Great Britain. ... The A5 is a major road in the United Kingdom. ... The A41 is a major trunk road in England, United Kingdom that links London and Birkenhead. ... The A406 or the North Circular Road is a trunk-road linking west and east London going via North London. ...


Council

The borough is divided into 21 wards, each with 3 councillors. Following the Barnet local government election on May 4, 2006 the Conservative party gained a working majority and full control of the council. A ward is an electoral district used in local politics, most notably in England, Scotland, and Wales, as well as Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa and many cities in the United States and the federal district of Washington, DC. Wards are usually named after neighbourhoods... A councillor is a member of a council (such as a city council), particularly in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and other parts of the Commonwealth. ... Barnet Council is elected every four years. ... is the 124th day of the year (125th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


The current political composition of the Council is:

For administrative purposes, such as planning committees, the borough is divided into three areas. They match the respective parliamentary seats and each contains seven council wards. The Conservative Party, officially though less commonly known as the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ...

  • North (Chipping Barnet) - Brunswick Park, Coppetts, East Barnet, High Barnet, Oakleigh, Totteridge, Underhill
  • South (Finchley and Golders Green) - Childs Hill, East Finchley, Finchley Church End, Garden Suburb, Golders Green, West Finchley, Woodhouse
  • West (Hendon) - Burnt Oak, Colindale, Edgware, Hale, Hendon, Mill Hill, West Hendon


Chipping Barnet is a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdoms House of Commons. ... Finchley and Golders Green is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Hendon is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Image File history File links Barnet_92. ... Image File history File links Barnet_92. ... This is a list of the 646 constituencies currently represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom Parliament, as at the 2005 general election. ... Hendon North was a constituency in the former Municipal Borough of Hendon (later subsumed into the London Borough of Barnet) which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Hendon South was a constituency in the former Municipal Borough of Hendon (later subsumed into the London Borough of Barnet) which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Chipping Barnet is a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdoms House of Commons. ... Finchley (full name: Finchley and Friern Barnet) was formerly a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Image File history File links Barnet_2005. ... Image File history File links Barnet_2005. ... This is a list of the 646 constituencies currently represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom Parliament, as at the 2005 general election. ... Chipping Barnet is a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdoms House of Commons. ... Hendon is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Finchley and Golders Green is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...


London Fire Brigade

There are four fire stations that operate in the Bourough of Barnet. These are mobilised to protect around 330,000 people. The main risks identified in the borough include Barnet FC's stadium, Underhill Stadium, Brent Cross shopping centre, Coppetts Wood Hospitals and Barnet General Hospital. There are also several busy roads that run through the borough such as the [A1] and [A406].


Between the four stations; five pumping appliances, two equipment lorries, a bulk foam unit, a breathing apparatus support unit, a damage control support unit and a hazardous materials support unit are operated [2].


London Fire Brigade - Barnet Profile


Twinning

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See also

, Hampstead Garden Suburb is an example of early 20th Century domestic architecture and town planning located in the London Borough of Barnet in North West London. ...

References

  1. ^ Data Management and Analysis Group, Greater London Authority, Demography Update October 2007, (2007)
  2. ^ http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/about_us/media/Barnet.pdf/ London Fire Brigade - Barnet Profile

External links

Coordinates: 51°36′N, 0°15′W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...


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The borough is served by both branches of the Northern Line of the London Underground.
The borough was formed in 1965 from the Municipal Borough of Finchley, Municipal Borough of Hendon and the Friern Barnet Urban District of Middlesex and the East Barnet Urban District and Barnet Urban District of Hertfordshire.
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