Chipping Barnet or High Barnet is a

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in north

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, forming part of the

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. It is a suburban development built around a 12th-century settlement, and is located north-northwest of

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, east from

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, west from

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and south from

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. Its population, including its localities

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and

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, was 47,359 in 2011. Its name is very often abbreviated to just Barnet, which is also the name of the borough of which it forms a part; the town has been part of

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since 1965 after the abolition of

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then in

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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 ...

is also the name of the Parliamentary constituency covering the local area – the word "Chipping" denotes the presence of a

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, one that was established here at the end of the 12th century and persists to this day. Chipping Barnet is one of the highest urban settlements in London, with the town centre having an elevation of about .

History

The town's name, recorded as ''Barneto'' in about 1070, ''Barnet'' in 1197, and ''La Barnette'' in 1248, is derived from

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''bærnet'': "the land cleared by burning". It refers to the clearing of land in an area that was once densely forested. In Saxon times the site was part of an extensive wood called Southaw, belonging to the Abbey of St Albans. Barnet's elevated position is indicated in one of its alternative names ("High Barnet"), which appears in many old books and maps, and which the Great Northern Railway company adopted for the railway station opened in 1872 (now

High Barnet tube station High Barnet is a London Underground station, and former railway station, located in Chipping Barnet, North London. The station is the northern terminus of the High Barnet branch of the Northern line and is in Travelcard Zone 5. It is situated 1 ...

). The area was historically a common resting point on the traditional Great North Road between the

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and

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and

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. This was the site of the

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in 1471 (more accurately, Hadley), where

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troops led by King Edward IV killed the rebellious "Kingmaker"

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, and Warwick's brother,

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. This was one of the most important battles of the

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. Barnet Hill is said to be the hill mentioned in the nursery rhyme "The Grand Old Duke of York". It is also the site of an ancient and well-known

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, whence comes the

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of ''

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 ...

'' or ''barnet'' for "hair". The fair dates back to 1588 when

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granted a charter to the Lord of the Manor of Barnet to hold a twice yearly fair. The famous Barnet Market is now (2018) nearly 820 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. Barnet Civil Parish Map 1935

Chipping Barnet was historically a

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and formed part of the

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 . By 1901 the parish was reduced to and had a population of 2,893. In 1951 the population was 7,062. Barnet belonged to the

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of Hertfordshire until 1965, when under the

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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 ...

and Barnet Urban District were abolished and their area was transferred to

to form part of the present-day London Borough of Barnet. At the beginning 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.

Religious sites

St John the Baptist John the Baptist or , , or , ;Wetterau, Bruce. ''World history''. New York: Henry Holt and Company. 1994. syc, ܝܘܿܚܲܢܵܢ ܡܲܥܡܕ݂ܵܢܵܐ, Yoḥanān Maʿmḏānā; he, יוחנן המטביל, Yohanān HaMatbil; la, Ioannes Bapti ...

Church is a landmark for miles around and stands in what was the centre of the town. It 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

, and

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is the parish church of the Lyonsdown district. In addition, St Mary the Virgin is the parish church of

and St John of

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 ...

. The parish church of St Mary the Virgin,

(rebuilt 1494) also has parish boundaries that include a significant part of High Barnet, including much of Barnet High Street. St John the Baptist, Chipping Barnet 07

The

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of Barnet is a

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, held with the

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of East Barnet till the death of the last incumbent in 1866, when the livings were separated. The parish of Chipping Barnet, served by St John's Church, was provided with a

chapel-of-ease A chapel of ease (or chapel-of-ease) is a church building other than the parish church, built within the bounds of a parish for the attendance of those who cannot reach the parish church conveniently. Often a chapel of ease is deliberately bu ...

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.

Geography

Chipping Barnet is designated as a Neighbourhood Centre in the

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. The tower of Barnet parish church – St John the Baptist – at the top of Barnet Hill claims to be the highest point between itself and the

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to the east. However, the same has been said of numerous other points. Since the opening of the railway, development has increased considerably, especially in the west of the area near

. For a London town, Barnet lies very high; the High Street is above sea level and the surrounding southern land no less than .

Demography

Chipping Barnet town centre is covered by the High Barnet ward. According to the 2011 census, the population was 82% white (68% White British, 11% Other White, 3% White Irish). Indians made up 4% of the population, and all black groups made up 3%. The whole town is defined as the Chipping Barnet parliamentary constituency, which takes up the eastern third of the wider borough. This data does not represent the town as a whole due to the fact that it contains six other wards.

Education

* Bodens Performing Arts College

Transport

Barnet Hill is a major hill on the historic Great North Road. In coaching days, 150 stagecoaches passed through Barnet daily. The modern Great North Road replacement, the A1, runs to the west of the town along Barnet Bypass.

Tube and train

High Barnet Underground station is on the

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while

New Barnet railway station New Barnet railway station is in the London Borough of Barnet in north London, England. It is down the line from , in Travelcard Zone 5. The station is managed and served by Great Northern. Oyster card pay-as-you-go can now be used to and f ...

is on the

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served by services from King's Cross and to . Totteridge and Whetstone Underground station serves the affluent areas bearing the same name southwest of High Barnet town centre. Oakleigh Park railway station serves the eastern extremity of the town. The

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is also in the area.

Public services

Barnet is served by

Barnet Hospital Barnet Hospital is a district general hospital situated in Barnet, in North London. It is managed by the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. Overview The original hospital on the site was the Wellhouse Hospital which was opened by Viscount ...

, which is run by The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust as part of the

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. There is also an NHS clinic in Vale Drive (near Barnet Hill and High Barnet station).

London Ambulance Service The London Ambulance Service NHS Trust (LAS) is an NHS trust responsible for operating ambulances and answering and responding to urgent and emergency medical situations within the London region of England. The service responds to 999 phone cal ...

responds to

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in Barnet. Home Office policing is provided by the

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. Statutory emergency fire service is provided by the

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, which has a station on Station Road, built in 1992.

Sport and recreation

Barnet FC is the local football team, currently in the Vanarama National League, the fifth tier of English football – at the end of the 2017/18 season Barnet were relegated from League Two, and have remained in the Vanarama National League since. They played at the

Underhill Stadium Underhill Stadium was a stadium in Chipping Barnet, London, that was the home of Barnet Football Club between 1907 and 2013. The club's under-19 team played fixtures there; it was also the training ground of the London Broncos rugby league club, ...

until 2012/13 but from the 2013/14 season are playing at

The Hive Stadium The Hive Stadium is a stadium in Canons Park, North London, on the former site of the Prince Edward Playing Fields in the London Borough of Harrow. The stadium is home to National League football club Barnet, London Bees of the FA Women's Cha ...

in Stanmore in the

London Borough of Harrow The London Borough of Harrow () is a London borough in northwest London, England; it forms part of Outer London. It borders four other London boroughs Barnet to the east of ancient Watling Street (now the A5 road), Brent to the southeast, Ea ...

. They first reached the

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in 1991 as champions of the

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but lost their status 10 years later with relegation, only to return four years later – again as Conference champions.

London Lions F.C. Maccabi London Lions Football Club is a football club based in Barnet, London, England. The Saturday team of the Maccabi London Lions football club are currently members of the and play at Rowley Lane in Arkley. History The club was establis ...

is also based in Barnet, near Stirling Corner, but the 1st team plays midweek and some cup home games at Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. as its own ground is not floodlit and does not meet the requirements for some cup competitions. There are a number of amateur football clubs based in Barnet including East Barnet Old Grammarians and Ravenscroft Old Boys. Barnet Cricket Club and Old Elizabethans' Cricket Club have merged to form one club in Barnet and currently play their games at Gypsy Corner. Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers is a local athletics club. Chipping Barnet has a King George's Field in memorial to

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Old Court House Recreation Ground Old Court House Recreation Ground is a public park in High Barnet in the London Borough of Barnet. It is one of the borough's ''Premier Parks'' and received a Green Flag Award for 2009–2010. The park has six free tennis courts, a bowling green ...

is a park in High Barnet. Similarly to the cricket clubs, Barnet and Old Elizabethans rugby clubs merged to form Barnet Elizabethans RFC, playing in Byng Road, Barnet, near Queen Elizabeth's School. High Barnet is home to an Everyman cinema, the Barnet Museum, the All Saints Art Centre, the Ravenscroft local park and Barnet recreational park, a now disused

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that was frequented by, among others, Samuel Pepys, and many

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s and

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s. Cuisines on offer include Italian, French, Indian, Chinese and south east Asian. Amongst the most popular restaurants are branches of Melange and

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. High Barnet also has a number of coffee/snack outlets, both independent ones such as The Coffee Bean and Huddle, as well as branches of Caffè Nero,

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, and Nkora. A branch of

Carluccio's Carluccio's is an Italian cuisine, Italian restaurant chain founded in London in 1999. In 1991, Antonio Carluccio and his then wife opened an Italian food shop, named Carluccio's. In 1999, the first "Carluccio's Caffè" was opened in Market ...

occupied a site in

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but was replaced in 2021 by the brasserie Botannika. Local festivals include the traditional annual

, which was chartered in Medieval times, the High Barnet Chamber Music Festival, and Barnet Medieval Festival. A small nightclub operated for a few years in the 1980s in the premises now occupied by the Butchers Arms pub. The public houses and bars in High Barnet include: the Butchers Arms, The Red Lion, the King's Head, the Monk, the Black Horse, Ye Olde Mitre Inn, the Hadley Oak, the Nelson, and the Sebright Arms. The large number of inns in Barnet was a matter of note in

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's novel '' Oliver Twist''; it was here that Oliver met the

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Local papers

The principal local newspapers are ''The Barnet and Potters Bar Times'' and ''The Barnet Post'', which was established in July 2021. The ''Barnet Press'' operated until 2017. ''The Barnet Society'' also frequently publishes articles on local news as well as a quarterly newsletter.

Notable people

* Louis Blundell (born 1978), darts player, grew up in the town. *

Geoffrey Chater Geoffrey Michael Chater Robinson (23 March 1921 – 16 October 2021) was an English film, television and stage actor. He appeared in the crime drama series '' Callan'', ''Foyle's War'' and ''Midsomer Murders''. Biography Geoffrey Michael Chat ...

(1921–2021), character actor, was born in the town. *

Lenny Cooper Lenny Cooper (born 1988 in Jacksonville, North Carolina) is an American country rap singer-songwriter. Cooper is signed to Colt Ford's record label, Average Joes Entertainment, and released his debut album, ''Diesel Fuel'', in 2012. Cooper's sec ...

(born 1981), English cricketer *

Nadine Coyle Nadine Elizabeth Louise Coyle (born 15 June 1985) is an Irish singer, actress and model. In 2002, Coyle was selected as a member of the girl group Girls Aloud, with whom she has been successful in achieving a string of 20 consecutive UK top te ...

(born 1985), singer, grew up in the town. * Paul Freeman (born 1943), actor, was born in the town. *

Ravi Haria Ravi Haria (born 7 February 1999 in Elstree) is an English chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster in 2022. Life Haria is from Barnet, London, and read History at University College London. In 2008 he won the under-9 British cha ...

(born 1999), chess grandmaster *

Stuart Holden Stuart Alistair Holden (born August 1, 1985) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder, and is currently a lead TV game analyst for Fox Sports. Holden is part of the ownership group for Spanish La Liga soccer ...

(born 1955), darts player, was born in the town. *

Mark Kermode Mark James Patrick Kermode (, ; ; born 2 July 1963) is an English film critic, musician, radio presenter, television presenter and podcaster. He is the chief film critic for ''The Observer'', contributes to the magazine ''Sight & Sound'', prese ...

(born 1963), film critic and musician, was born in the town. *

Nicko McBrain Michael Henry "Nicko" McBrain (born 5 June 1952) is an English musician, best known as the drummer of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden since 1982. Having played in small pub bands since 1966 from the age of 14, McBrain paid his bills after grad ...

(born 1952), drummer, grew up in the town. *

Elaine Paige Elaine Jill Paige (née Bickerstaff; born 5 March 1948) is an English singer and actress, best known for her work in musical theatre. Raised in Barnet, Hertfordshire, Paige attended the Aida Foster Theatre School, making her first professiona ...

(born 1948), theatre actress and singer, radio host, was born in the town. * Mike Skinner (born 1979), rapper, singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer, was born in the town.

Neighbouring areas

References

External links

Barnet Residents Association

The Barnet Society

Love Barnet

High Barnet Chamber Music Festival

Barnet Medieval Festival
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