Barnet

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

For other uses, see Barnet (disambiguation).

Location
Barnet
<tr><td colspan="2"> Image:Greater london outline map bw.png </div></div> </div> </div> </td></tr>
OS grid reference:	TQ245955
Latitude:	51.64447°
Longitude:	-0.199724°
Administration
London borough:	Barnet
County level:	Greater London
Region:	London
Constituent country:	England
Sovereign state:	United Kingdom
Other
Ceremonial county:	Greater London
Historic county:	Hertfordshire
Services
Police force:	Metropolitan Police
Fire brigade:	London Fire Brigade
Ambulance service:	London Ambulance
Post office and telephone
Post town:	BARNET
Postal district:	EN5
Dialling code:	020
Politics
UK Parliament:	Chipping Barnet
London Assembly:	Barnet and Camden
European Parliament:	London
London \| List of places in London

High Barnet or Chipping Barnet is a place in the London Borough of Barnet, some 10 miles (17 km) north north-west of Charing Cross and within the northerly bounds of the M25 motorway.

The town was the site of the Battle of Barnet in 1471, where Yorkist troops led by King Edward IV killed the rebellious "Kingmaker" Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick and Warwick's brother, John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu. The town lies at the northern end of the Northern Line, and the association football team Barnet F.C. play there.

It is the site of an ancient and well-known horse fair, hence the Cockney rhyming slang of "Barnet" for "hair". The fair goes back to 1588 when Queen Elizabeth I granted a charter to the Lord of the Manor of Barnet the right to hold a twice yearly fair [1].

Barnet College also has one of its main sites in High Barnet and is spread out through the London Borough of Barnet.

Barnet is the highest point on the old Great North Road between the City of London and York, which sounds impressive, but is a mere 130 metres above mean sea level. The tower of St John the Baptist Church claims to be the highest point between itself and the Ural Mountains to the east.

1 Education
2 Sport and recreation
3 Famous citizens
4 Town twinning
5 See also

[edit] Education

Secondary/Further Education institutions

[edit] Sport and recreation

Chipping Barnet has a King George's Field in memorial to King George V.
Barnet FC are the local football team, flitting between league and non-league football. They play at the Underhill Stadium.