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New Barnet

New Barnet, Barnet A Victorian township that sprang up south-east of Chipping Barnet following the opening of a station on the new Great Northern Railway…

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East Barnet

East Barnet, Barnet An amorphous suburb focussed on Cat Hill and Church Hill Road, east of Oakleigh Park A medieval village grew up around what is…

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Chipping Barnet

Chipping Barnet, Barnet The north-western part of the Barnet district, also known as High Barnet Barnet takes its name from the Old English bærnet –…

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South Barnet

South Barnet, Barnet An infre­quently used name for the far south-eastern corner of Barnet, bordering Southgate’s Osidge South Barnet was formerly also known as Sans…

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Barnet Gate

Barnet Gate, Barnet A western satellite of Barnet, at the junction of Barnet Road and Hendon Wood Lane in Arkley The inscrip­tion on this sign…

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Underhill

Underhill, Barnet A mixed area of rented and privately owned housing lying ‘under’ Barnet Hill The settle­ment at Underhill first grew up at a confluence…

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Hadley

Hadley, Barnet A loosely scattered, picturesque village also known as Monken Hadley, situated to the north-east of Chipping Barnet Hadley’s name was first recorded as…

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Arkley

Arkley, Barnet An extended village situated on the western edge of Barnet Arkley was first recorded in the 14th century and the name is of…

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Ducks Island

Ducks Island, Barnet A compact, little-known locality situated in south-west Barnet, separated from Totteridge by Dollis Brook Ducks Island formerly lay isolated on the edge…

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Lyonsdown

Lyonsdown, Barnet The south-western part of New Barnet, although for a while in the late 19th century the two names were virtually synony­mous The locality…

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