Barnet Market is a weekly
market
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held in
High 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 Charing Cr ...
, in the
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 ...
, Greater London.
History
It first established on 23 August 1199 when
King John issued a Charter for a Market at Barnet to the Lord of the Manor, the Abbot of St. Albans,
John de Cella. This charter is one of the oldest recorded for a market. On 6 February 1588 a new Barnet Market Charter was issued by
Queen Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I (7 September 153324 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. Elizabeth was the last of the five House of Tudor monarchs and is sometimes referred to as the "Virgin Queen".
El ...
to the then Lord of the Manor, Charles Butler, which also allowed the holding of the
Barnet Horse Fair.
The town of High Barnet is sometimes known as Chipping Barnet, in reference to the market.
In January 2008 Barnet Market moved to a temporary site on Stapylton Road car park to enable the St. Albans Road scheme with the New Market to be built, but the scheme did not progress and it moved back in 2010 even though the site has been cleared.
On 8 April 2019 the site at Chipping Close was bought by Aberdeen City Council for £4,000,000.
The market
It has 50 stalls and is open Wednesday and Saturday.
[http://www.nmtf.co.uk/markets.php?id_mar=1133]
References
External links
*http://www.fobm.co.uk
*http://www.barnetresidentsassociation.org.uk/bra/?q=node/47
{{London markets
Buildings and structures in the London Borough of Barnet
Retail markets in London
Tourist attractions in the London Borough of Barnet
1199 establishments in England