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Barnet
The London Borough of Barnet is a London borough in North London and forms part of Outer London. It borders Hertfordshire to the north and other London boroughs: Harrow and Brent to the west, Camden and Haringey to the south-east and Enfield to the east.
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.
Individual articles describe the history and development of the districts of Church End, East Finchley, Edgware, Golders Green, Mill Hill and North Finchley.
Places of interest
- Royal Air Force Museum
- Brent Cross Shopping Centre
- College Farm
- Middlesex University (Hendon Campus)
- Hendon Police College
Districts
The pattern of settlement is somewhat diverse. To the north of the borough is Barnet, also known as Chipping Barnet, 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.
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.
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