London Borough of Barnet 94333 225712912 2008-07-15T01:09:52Z 85.91.52.86 /* Districts */ {{ Infobox London Borough | name = London Borough of Barnet | short_name = Barnet | adminhq = [[North London Business Park]]| imagename = Image:LondonBarnet.svg | status = [[London borough]] | area_rank = 255th | area_km2 = 86.74 | ons_code = 00AC | url = http://www.barnet.gov.uk/ | leadership = Leader & Cabinet | leader = Mike Freer | mayor = Maureen Braun | mps = [[Andrew Dismore]]<br>[[Theresa Villiers]]<br>[[Rudi Vis]] | gla_constituency = Barnet and Camden | gla_member = [[Brian Coleman]] }} The '''London Borough of Barnet''' ({{audio|En-uk-LBBarnet.ogg|pronunciation}}) is a [[London borough]] in [[North London]] and forms part of [[Outer London]]. It borders Hertfordshire to the north and five other London boroughs: [[London Borough of Harrow|Harrow]] and [[London Borough of Brent|Brent]] to the west, [[London Borough of Camden|Camden]] and [[London Borough of Haringey|Haringey]] to the south-east and [[London Borough of Enfield|Enfield]] to the east. ==Districts== {{main|List of districts in the London Borough of Barnet}} The pattern of settlement is somewhat diverse. To the north of the borough is [[Barnet]], also known as Chipping Barnet and incorrectly as High Barnet and Barnet Town. Also in the north are the low-density districts of [[Edgware]], [[Totteridge]], [[Whetstone, London|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 [[Jew]]ish minority ethnic population and at the very south of the borough is [[Hampstead Garden Suburb]]. ==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 [[History of Church End Finchley|Church End]], [[History of East Finchley|East Finchley]], [[History of Edgware|Edgware]], [[History of Golders Green|Golders Green]], [[History of Mill Hill|Mill Hill]] and [[History of North Finchley|North Finchley]]. ==Places of interest== * [[Royal Air Force Museum]] * [[Brent Cross|Brent Cross Shopping Centre]] * [[College Farm]] * [[Middlesex University]] (Hendon Campus) * [[Hendon Police College]] ==Parks and open spaces== {{main|Barnet parks and open spaces}} The borough has a large number of parks and open spaces. The Borough also has controls five [[Local Nature Reserve]]s (LNR), and is jointly responsible with the [[London Borough of Brent]] for the [[Brent Reservoir|Welsh Harp]] reservoir. In addition there are large areas taken over by [[cemetery|cemeteries]] and [[golf|golf courses]]; part of [[Hampstead Heath]]; as well as smaller recreation grounds. ==Sport== The borough is home to a professional football club, [[Barnet F.C.]] and [[Barnet Copthall]] leisure complex. ==Demographics of Barnet== According to the 2001 census the borough has a population of 314,564 though the most recent ONS projection for 2007 is '''338, 600'''. 67% of householders are owner-occupiers. The borough has the highest percentage (14.8%) of [[Jewish]] residents of any local government area in the [[United Kingdom]]. Many more people in Barnet have some Jewish ancestry, but don't consider themselves Jewish. ==Education== {{Main|List of schools in the London Borough of Barnet}} ==Transport== [[Image:BarnetLU.png|right|thumb|London Underground services in Barnet]] ===Bicycle=== Former mayor of London, [[Ken Livingstone]] said "Barnet's transport agenda is recklessly anti-public transport, anti-pedestrian and anti-cycling. Barnet has become a laboratory experiment for some very ill-thought out policies"<ref>[http://www.barnettimes.co.uk/display.var.473450.0.humps_faceoff.php Humps Faceoff (from Times Series)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. ===Tube=== The borough is served by the northern-most sections of the [[London Underground]]'s [[Northern Line]], including all three of the line's northern termini (Edgware, High Barnet, and Mill Hill East): * [[High Barnet tube station|High Barnet]] * [[Totteridge and Whetstone tube station|Totteridge and Whetstone]] * [[Woodside Park tube station|Woodside Park]] * [[West Finchley tube station|West Finchley]] * [[Mill Hill East tube station|Mill Hill East]] * [[Finchley Central tube station|Finchley Central]] * [[East Finchley tube station|East Finchley]] * [[Edgware tube station|Edgware]] * [[Burnt Oak tube station|Burnt Oak]] * [[Colindale tube station|Colindale]] * [[Hendon Central tube station|Hendon Central]] * [[Brent Cross tube station|Brent Cross]] * [[Golders Green tube station|Golders Green]] The [[Piccadilly Line]] skirts around the north eastern edge of the Barnet. Three stations are close to the borough border. * [[Cockfosters tube station|Cockfosters]] * [[Southgate tube station|Southgate]] * [[Arnos Grove tube station|Arnos Grove]] ===Train=== [[National Rail]] services in Barnet are operated by [[First Capital Connect]] on two routes. [[Thameslink|Thameslink Route]] * [[Mill Hill Broadway railway station|Mill Hill Broadway]] * [[Hendon railway station|Hendon]] * [[Cricklewood railway station|Cricklewood]] [[Great Northern Route]] * [[New Barnet railway station|New Barnet]] * [[Oakleigh Park railway station|Oakleigh Park]] * [[New Southgate railway station|New Southgate]] ===Bus=== The borough is served by a large number of [[List of bus routes in London|bus routes]] managed by [[Transport for London]]. ===Road=== The following major roads run through the borough: * [[M1 motorway|M1]] * [[A1 road|A1]] * [[A5 road|A5]] * [[A41 road|A41]] * [[A406 road|A406]] (North Circular) {{Clr}} ==Council== The borough is divided into 21 [[Ward (politics)|wards]], each with 3 [[councillor]]s. Following the [[Barnet local elections|Barnet local government election]] on [[May 4]], [[2006]] the Conservative party gained a working majority and full control of the council. The current political composition of the Council is: *[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]: 37 *[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]: 20 *[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]]: 6 For administrative purposes, such as planning committees, the borough is divided into three areas. They match the respective parliamentary seats and each contains seven council wards. *North ([[Chipping Barnet (UK Parliament constituency)|Chipping Barnet]]) - ''Brunswick Park, Coppetts, East Barnet, High Barnet, Oakleigh, Totteridge, Underhill'' *South ([[Finchley and Golders Green (UK Parliament constituency)|Finchley and Golders Green]]) - ''Childs Hill, East Finchley, Finchley Church End, Garden Suburb, Golders Green, West Finchley, Woodhouse'' *West ([[Hendon (UK Parliament constituency)|Hendon]]) - ''Burnt Oak, Colindale, Edgware, Hale, Hendon, Mill Hill, West Hendon'' [[Image:Barnet 92.JPG|left|thumb|'''[[UK Parliament constituency|Parliamentary Constituencies in 1992:]]''' <br />1. [[Hendon North (UK Parliament constituency)|Hendon North]] (Con) <br /> 2. [[Hendon South (UK Parliament constituency)|Hendon South]] (Con) <br /> 3. [[Chipping Barnet (UK Parliament constituency)|Chipping Barnet]] (Con) <br /> 4. [[Finchley (UK Parliament constituency)|Finchley]] (Con)]] [[Image:Barnet 2005.JPG|mid|thumb|'''[[UK Parliament constituency|Parliamentary Constituencies in 2005:]]''' <br />1. [[Chipping Barnet (UK Parliament constituency)|Chipping Barnet]] (Con) <br /> 2. [[Hendon (UK Parliament constituency)|Hendon]] (Lab) <br /> 3. [[Finchley and Golders Green (UK Parliament constituency)|Finchley and Golders Green]] (Lab)]] {{Clr}} ==London Fire Brigade== There are four fire stations that operate in the Bourough of Barnet. These are mobilised to protect around 330,000 people. The main risks identified in the borough include Barnet FC's stadium, Underhill Stadium, Brent Cross shopping centre, Coppetts Wood Hospitals and Barnet General Hospital. There are also several busy roads that run through the borough such as the [A1] and [A406]. Between the four stations; five pumping appliances, two equipment lorries, a bulk foam unit, a breathing apparatus support unit, a damage control support unit and a hazardous materials support unit are operated <ref>http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/about_us/media/Barnet.pdf/ London Fire Brigade - Barnet Profile</ref>. [http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/about_us/media/Barnet.pdf/ London Fire Brigade - Barnet Profile] ==Twinning== *{{flagicon|United States}} [[Barnet, Vermont|Barnet]], [[United States]] *{{flagicon|France}} [[Chaville]], [[France]] *{{flagicon|Uganda}} [[Jinja, Uganda|Jinja]], [[Uganda]] *{{flagicon|France}} [[Le Raincy]], [[France]] *{{flagicon|United States}} [[Montclair, New Jersey|Montclair]], [[United States]] *{{flagicon|Cyprus}} [[Morphou]], [[Cyprus]] *{{flagicon|Israel}} [[Ramat Gan]], [[Israel]] *{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Siegen-Wittgenstein]], [[Germany]] *{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Tempelhof-Schöneberg]], [[Germany]] ===See also=== *[[Hampstead Garden Suburb]] ==References== What is the point of town twinning? {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.barnet.gov.uk Barnet Council] *[http://www.artsinbarnet.org.uk Barnet Borough Arts Council] {{LB Barnet}} {{London}} {{coor title dm|51|36|N|0|15|W|region:GB_type:adm1st}} [[Category:Districts of London|Barnet, London Borough of]] [[Category:Barnet|*]] [[Category:1965 establishments]] [[Category:Articles including recorded pronunciations (UK English)]] [[cs:Barnet (londýnský obvod)]] [[da:Barnet (distrikt)]] [[de:London Borough of Barnet]] [[fr:Barnet (district londonien)]] [[he:בארנט (רובע)]] [[hi:बार्नेट बरो]] [[hu:Barnet kerület]] [[it:London Borough of Barnet]] [[nl:Barnet]] [[no:Barnet (distrikt)]] [[pl:Barnet]] [[ro:Barnet (burg)]] [[sr:Лондонска општина Барнет]] [[fi:Barnet]] [[sv:Barnet, London]] [[zh:巴尼特區]]