The London Borough of Barnet

Barnet is a London borough in North London and forms part of Outer London.

Geography

To the north of the borough is 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. To the south the development becomes steadily more intensive around the suburbs of Cricklewood, Colindale, Hendon and Finchley. Golders Green and at the very south of the borough is Hampstead Garden Suburb. Population: 326,700 Area: 86.74 km²

Major Towns,

Arkley,  Barnet,  Brunswick Park,  Burnt Oak,  Childs Hill,  Chipping Barnet,  Cockfosters,  Colindale,  Colney Hatch,  Cricklewood,  East Barnet,  East Finchley,  Edgware,  Finchley,  Finchley Central,  Friern Barnet,  Golders Green,  Hale,  Hampstead Garden Suburb,  Hendon,  High Barnet,  Holders Hill,  Mill Hill,  Mill Hill East,  Monken Hadley,  New Barnet,  New Southgate,  North Finchley,  Oakleigh Park,  Temple Fortune,  The Hyde,  Totteridge,  West Hendon,  Whetstone,  Woodside Park

History

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.