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

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, and it was governed by a

local board Local boards or local boards of health were local authorities in urban areas of England and Wales from 1848 to 1894. They were formed in response to cholera epidemics and were given powers to control sewers, clean the streets, regulate environmenta ...

. Under the

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local government districts were also designated as urban sanitary districts. The

Local Government Act 1894 The Local Government Act 1894 (56 & 57 Vict. c. 73) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales outside the County of London. The Act followed the reforms carried out at county level un ...

reconstituted the area as an urban district with effect from 31 December 1894, and the local board was replaced by an elected Barnet Urban District Council.''Kelly's Directory of Hertfordshire 1899'', p.31 (Historical Directories), accessed January 27, 2008
/ref> The urban district was extended in 1905, 1914 and 1935.Frederic A Youngs Jr., ''Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England'', Vol I: Southern England, London ,1979

Civil parishes

The district originally consisted of parts of the parishes of

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 ...

in Hertfordshire, and

Monken Hadley Monken Hadley is a place in the London Borough of Barnet. An ancient country village north of Barnet, it is now a suburban development on the very edge of Greater London north north-west of Charing Cross, while retaining much of its rural c ...

and

South Mimms South Mimms is a village and civil parish in the Hertsmere district of Hertfordshire in the East of England. It is a small settlement located near to the junction of the M25 motorway with the A1(M) motorway and is perhaps more widely known because ...

in Middlesex. The

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adjusted the county boundaries in 1889, so that the entire district was in Hertfordshire; forming part of a long, thin protrusion into

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surrounded by that county on two sides, to the north and south. The Local Government Act 1894 divided the urban district into three

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es: *Chipping Barnet (from the part of Chipping Barnet parish in Barnet Urban District) *Hadley (from the part of Monken Hadley parish in Barnet Urban District) *South Mimms Urban (from the part of South Mimms parish in Barnet Urban District) On 30 September 1896 the parish of South Mimms Urban (and therefore Barnet Urban District) was enlarged, gaining area previously in the parish of South Mimms ( South Mimms Rural District). On 25 June the following year the parish of Chipping Barnet was also enlarged, gaining area previously in the parish of Arkley ( Barnet Rural District). In 1905 and 1914 respectively the parishes of

Arkley Arkley is an area of north London, England, within the London Borough of Barnet. It is located north-northwest of Charing Cross. It consists of a long village strung out between Barnet and Stirling Corner, roughly centred on the "Gate" pub, ...

and Totteridge were added, from Barnet Rural District. Rowley parish was added on 1 April 1935, created from area of the parishes of Elstree, Ridge and Shenley that lay east of the A1 in the Barnet Rural District.

Abolition

Barnet Urban District was abolished by the

London Government Act 1963 The London Government Act 1963 (c. 33) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which created Greater London and a new local government structure within it. The Act significantly reduced the number of local government districts in the ...

and its former area transferred from Hertfordshire to Greater London on 1 April 1965. Its former area was combined with that of other districts to form the present-day

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 ...

Politics

The urban district was divided into six wards for elections: Arkley East, Arkley West, Barnet North, Barnet South, Totteridge East and Totteridge West.

Urban district council

Parliament constituency

For elections to Parliament, the urban district was part of the constituency of: * Mid or St Albans Division of Hertfordshire In 1945 St Albans was divided as an emergency measure because its electorate exceeded 100,000 voters, with the urban district becoming part of the new constituency of: * Barnet

Gallery

Image:Barnet 1961.png, In 1961: 1 is Barnet and 2 is East Barnet File:Barnet Civil Parish Map 1863.svg, District in 1863. File:Barnet Civil Parish Map 1894.svg, District in 1894. File:Barnet Civil Parish Map 1935.svg, District in 1935.

References

External links

Barnet Society web site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Barnet History of Hertfordshire History of the London Borough of Barnet Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894 Districts abolished by the London Government Act 1963 Local Government Districts created by the Local Government Act 1858 History of local government in London (1889–1965) Urban districts of England South Mimms Local government in Hertfordshire