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It is the site of an ancient and well-known horse fair, whence comes the rhyming slang of Barnet Fair or barnet for 'hair'. The fair dates back to 1588 when Queen Elizabeth I granted a charter to the Lord of the Manor of Barnet to hold a twice yearly fair. Famous Barnet Market is now over 810 years old. On 23 August 1199 King John issued a Charter for a Market at Barnet to the Lord of the Manor, the Abbot of St. Albans, John de Cella.
Chipping Barnet was historically a civil parish of Hertfordshire and formed part of the Barnet Urban District from 1894. The parish was abolished in 1965 and the Chipping Barnet section of its former area was transferred from Hertfordshire to Greater London and the newly-created London Borough of Barnet. In 1801 the parish had a population of 1,258 and covered an area of 1,440 acres (6 km²). By 1901 the parish was reduced to 380 acres (1.5 km²) and had a population of 2,893. In 1951 the population was 7,062.
In Saxon times the site was part of an extensive wood called Southaw, belonging to the Abbey of St Albans. The name of the town appears in early deeds as 'Bergnet' - the Saxon word 'Bergnet' meant a little hill (monticulus). Barnet's elevated position is also indicated in one of its alternative names ('High Barnet'), which appears in many old books and maps, and which the railway company restored. According to local belief, though not verified, "Barnet stands on the highest ground betwixt London and York." The area was historically a common resting point on the traditional Great North Road between the City of London and York and Edinburgh.
At the turn of the 21st century, a tongue-in-cheek movement calling for the name Barnet to be changed to "Barnét" began to gain the attention of the public and the national media, with many public road signs in the area regularly being altered to contain the accented character. Barnet Council has been treating any such alterations to public road signs as vandalism.
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Barnet , Monken Hadley, Potters Bar , South Mimms, London Colney | Daily. Hertfordshire service. | Metroline | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Barnet to Edgware | Barnet , Arkley, Borehamwood , Elstree, Stanmore | Daily. London Buses service | Metroline | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Barnet , East Barnet, Osidge, Arnos Grove , Bounds Green , Alexandra Palace , Wood Green | Daily. London Buses service | Arriva London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Barnet The Spires to Highgate Wood | Whetstone, Friern Barnet, Muswell Hill, East Finchley | Daily. London Buses service | Metroline | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Barnet Arkley Hotel to Brimsdown | New Barnet , East Barnet, Oakwood , Enfield Chase , Enfield Town | Daily. London Buses service | Arriva London | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Barnet The Spires to Brent Cross | New Barnet , East Barnet, Whetstone, Totteridge , Finchley | Daily. [[London Buses service | Metroline | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Barnet Quinta Drive to Cockfosters | New Barnet , East Barnet | Daily. London Buses service | Metroline | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Barnet The Spires to Woodside Park | New Barnet , Oakleigh Park , Whetstone, Friern Barnet, North Finchley | Mon-Sat except evenings. London Buses service | Metroline | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Barnet The Spires to Barnet Western Way | N/A | Mon-Sat 10am – 2pm. London Buses service | First London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Barnet The Spires to Hadley Wood | Monken Hadley | Mon-Sat 10am – 2pm. London Buses service | First London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Barnet, Arkley, Edgware , Burnt Oak | Mon-Sat. Hertfordshire service | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Barnet Ravenscroft School to Queensbury | Barnet , Arkley, Edgware , Burnt Oak | Mon-Fri. London Buses school service | Metroline | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Potters Bar | [[Monken Hadley, Barnet , New Barnet , East Barnet, Whetstone, North Finchley | Mon-Fri. London Buses school service | Metroline | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Barnet Hospital to Muswell Hill | Whetstone, Friern Barnet | Mon-Fri. London Buses school service | Metroline | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Barnet Church to Trafalgar Square | Whetstone, North Finchley, Church End, Barnet | Nightly. [[London Buses service | Metroline | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tube stations |
High Barnet tube station is the terminus of the High Barnet branch of the Northern Line and is the northernmost station on the line.. (Trains run every 3–9 minutes to Morden via Bank, or to Kennington via Charing Cross, from three southbound platforms). The next station south is Totteridge and Whetstone tube station>Totteridge and Whetstone. |
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Railway stations |
There are no overground railway stations in High Barnet itself, but these stations are nearby, and can be accessed from High Barnet by bus: |
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New Barnet — First Capital Connect (84, 107, 184, 307, 326, 383, 384 buses) | * Oakleigh Park railway station | * [[Hadley Wood railway station |
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Religious sites |
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St John the Baptist Church (built 1560), which stands in what was the centre of the town, was erected by John de la Moote, [[abbot of St Albans, about 1400, the architect being Beauchamp. Playing on its antiquity, it continues to call itself "Barnet Church", although this is not an official title. It is in fact the parish church of Chipping Barnet only, whilst Christ Church is the parish church of High Barnet, St Mark's is the parish church of Barnet Vale, St James's is the parish church of New Barnet, and St Mary's is the parish church of East Barnet. The parish church of St Mary the Virgin Monken Hadley (rebuilt 1494) also has parish boundaries which include a significant part of High Barnet, including much of Barnet High Street. The parish of Chipping Barnet, served by St John's Church, was provided with a chapel-of-ease in Victorian times; subsequently Chipping Barnet parish was split in two, and the chapel-of ease (on Bells Hill, Barnet) raised to the status of a parish church, dedicated to St Stephen. |
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St John the Baptist, the ancient parish church, consists of a nave and aisles separated by clustered columns which support four pointed arches; a chancel with an east window of good Perpendicular tracery; a vestry, built in the reign of James I by Thomas Ravenscroft; and at the west end, a low, square embattled tower. The living of Barnet is a curacy, held with the rectory of East Barnet till the death of the late incumbent in 1866, when the livings were separated. |
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Public services |
Barnet General Hospital which is run by Barnet and Chase Farm NHS Hospitals Trust as part of the National Health Service (England)>English National Health Service. There is also a National Health Service clinic in Vale Drive (near Barnet Hill and High Barnet tube station). London Ambulance Service responds to medical emergency |
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Sport and recreation |
[[Barnet FC are the local football team, currently in Football League Two - the lowest professional league in Football in England |
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Barnet Cricket club also play their games behind Underhill Stadium. Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers is a local athletics club. Chipping Barnet has a [[King George's Fields (Monken Hadley) |
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Odeon cinema, the Barnet Museum, the All Saints Art Centre, the traditional annual Barnet Horse Fair |
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Cuisines on offer include Italian, French, Indian, Chinese and south east Asian. Amongst the most popular restaurants are branches of [[Pizza Express, Brasserie Gerard Prezzo, and Emchai (south east Asian cuisine). High Barnet also has a number of coffee/snack outlets, both independent ones such as The Coffee Bean and Oasis, as well as branches of Starbucks and Costa Coffee. |
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A small nightclub operated for a few years in the 1980s in the premises now occupied by The Misty Moon pub. The public houses and bars in High Barnet include: The Misty Moon, Toby Carvery, The Kings Head, The Monken Holt, The Black Horse, Ye Olde Mitre Inn, After Office Hours, The Hadley Oak, The Nelson, The Sebright Arms, and The White Lion. The large number of inns in Barnet was a matter of note in Charles Dickens's novel Oliver Twist; it was here that Oliver met the Artful Dodger. |
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Local papers |
The local newspapers are as of 2011- |
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The Barnet and Potters Bar Times | |
Barnet Today |
The town used to be part of Hertfordshire until the 1965.
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