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Demographics

…of Greek or Greek Cypriot origin: Enfield’s Palmers Green. Cock­fos­ters, also in Enfield, and Barnet’s Brunswick Park have the next largest Greek popu­la­tions. Westminster’s Hyde…

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Tudor Hall

Tudor Hall, Barnet   It says ‘1573’ above the door of Barnet’s Tudor Hall but this was the date the Free Grammar School of Queen…

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Oakleigh Park

Oakleigh Park, Barnet A superior suburb situated east of Whetstone and north of Friern Barnet Oakleigh Road is an old route, called Avern­street in 1499…

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Colney Hatch

Colney Hatch, Barnet A recently trans­formed resi­den­tial locality situated on the south side of Friern Barnet, formerly famous for its enormous mental hospital Colney (nowadays…

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North Finchley

North Finchley, Barnet The primary commer­cial – and would-be cultural – centre of Finchley, linked to its Church End by Ballards Lane From the late 15th…

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Cockfosters

Cock­fos­ters, Enfield/Barnet ‘A metro­pol­itan blend of open spaces, excellent facil­i­ties and easy commuting,’ according to a property developer’s blurb, but known to most as the…

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Rowley Green

…to the Gate public house in Barnet Gate. Postcode area: Barnet, EN5   * The picture of a horse and buggy on Rowley Lane on…

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East Finchley

East Finchley, Barnet A distinctly different community from its parent district, which lies across the North Circular Road to the north-west As early as the…

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Grahame Park

Grahame Park, Barnet A resi­den­tial estate in north-east Colindale, named after Claude Grahame-White, who estab­lished Hendon airfield here Claude Grahame-White was a motor engineer who…

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Totteridge

Totteridge, Barnet A lovely (but inevitably pricey) ribbon village strung along the road from Whetstone to Highwood Hill and set amidst farmland, parks and golf…

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