Barnet may refer to:

People

Barnet (surname) Barnet is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Barry Barnet (born 1961), Canadian politician *Boris Barnet (1902–1965), Soviet film director *Charlie Barnet (1913–1991), American jazz saxophonist * Horace Barnet (1856–1941), E ...

* Barnet (given name)

Places

United Kingdom

Chipping Barnet Chipping Barnet or High Barnet is a suburban market town in north London, forming part of the London Borough of Barnet, England. It is a suburban development built around a 12th-century settlement, and is located north-northwest of Chari ...

or High Barnet, commonly known as Barnet, one of three focal towns of the borough below. *

East Barnet East Barnet is an area of north London within the London Borough of Barnet bordered by New Barnet, Cockfosters and Southgate. It is a largely residential suburb whose central area contains shops, public houses, restaurants and services, and ...

, a district of the borough below; ancient parish. *

New Barnet New Barnet is a neighbourhood on the north east side of the London Borough of Barnet. It is a largely residential North London suburb located east of Chipping Barnet, west of Cockfosters, south of the village of Monken Hadley and north of O ...

, a district of the borough below. *

Friern Barnet Friern Barnet is a suburban area within the London Borough of Barnet, north of Charing Cross. Its centre is formed by the busy intersection of Colney Hatch Lane (running north and south), Woodhouse Road (taking westbound traffic towards North ...

, a district of the borough below. ;Administrative and religious units: **

London Borough of Barnet The London Borough of Barnet () is a suburban London borough in North London. The borough was formed in 1965 from parts of the ceremonial counties of Middlesex and Hertfordshire. It forms part of Outer London and is the largest London borough ...

, in Greater London, England, UK **Parliamentary seat of

Barnet Barnet may refer to: People *Barnet (surname) * Barnet (given name) Places United Kingdom *Chipping Barnet or High Barnet, commonly known as Barnet, one of three focal towns of the borough below. *East Barnet, a district of the borough below; an ...

(1945–1974), altered in 1974 to become

Ecclesiastical parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...

es in the

Church of England The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England and the mother church of the international Anglican Communion. It traces its history to the Christian church recorded as existing in the Roman province of Britai ...

and

Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...

;Historic units: **Barnet, East Barnet (early medieval) and Barnet Vale (from 1894) parishes (see

vestry A vestry was a committee for the local secular and ecclesiastical government for a parish in England, Wales and some English colonies which originally met in the vestry or sacristy of the parish church, and consequently became known colloquiall ...

); church/civil split in 19th century; civil parishes abolished before 1974 **

Barnet Urban District Barnet was a local government district in south Hertfordshire from 1863 to 1965 around the town of Barnet. Creation Barnet Local Government District was created on 25 September 1863, after the town's ratepayers decided to adopt the Local Govern ...

(1863–1965) in Hertfordshire; abolished; became part of the London borough **

East Barnet Urban District East Barnet Valley was a local government district from 1863 to 1965 around the town of East Barnet. It was partly in the counties of Hertfordshire and Middlesex until 1889, when the Middlesex part was transferred to Hertfordshire. It was renamed ...

neighbour with same status/lifetime as above **Barnet Rural District was the name of

Elstree Rural District Elstree Rural District (until 1941 called Barnet Rural District) was a rural district in Hertfordshire, England from 1894 to 1974. Creation The district had its origins in the Barnet Rural Sanitary District, which had been created in 1872, c ...

(1894–1941); reduced in favour of London in 1965, abolished 1974

United States

* Barnet, Vermont, United States, a New England town **

Barnet (CDP), Vermont Barnet is the primary village and a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Barnet, Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a population of 127, out of 1,663 in the entire town of Barnet. The village is ...

, village in the town *

Barnet Run Barnet Run is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Barnet Run most likely was named after William Barnett, a local pioneer. See also *List of rivers of West Virginia This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of West Virginia. List o ...

, a stream in West Virginia, United States

Canada

Barnet, British Columbia Barnet is a settlement in British Columbia. It is part of Port Moody, British Columbia Port Moody is a city in British Columbia, Canada, and a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver Regional District. It envelops the east end of Burrard In ...

, Canada, a settlement now part of the city of Burnaby

Other uses

Battle of Barnet The Battle of Barnet was a decisive engagement in the Wars of the Roses, a dynastic conflict of 15th-century England. The military action, along with the subsequent Battle of Tewkesbury, secured the throne for Edward IV. On Sunday 14 April ...

, in the Wars of the Roses in 15th century England *

Barnet F.C. Barnet Football Club is a professional football club based in Edgware, North London. The team compete in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The club was founded in Chipping Barnet, then part of Hertfor ...

, a football club in London *''Barnet'', Danish title of the 1940 Danish film '' The Child'' *"Barnet", rhyming slang for "hair" (from "

Barnet Fair Barnet Fair is an annual horse and pleasure fair held near Mays Lane, Barnet, England, on the first Monday in September. The Fair takes place over three days starting on 4 September. It still operates under its royal Charter which is issued ...