East Barnet Valley Civil Parish Map 1894

East Barnet is an area of north London within the

London Borough of Barnet The London Borough of Barnet () is a suburban London boroughs, London borough in north London, England. Forming part of Outer London, the borough was formed in 1965 from parts of the ceremonial counties of Middlesex and Hertfordshire. It is the ...

bordered by New Barnet, Cockfosters and Southgate. It is a largely residential

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whose central area contains shops, public houses, restaurants and services, and the parish church of St Mary the Virgin. East Barnet is close to the M25 and the A1 and M1.

History

From 1894 until 1965 East Barnet formed part of the East Barnet Urban District of Hertfordshire. In 1965, it was transferred from Hertfordshire to

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; the area was amalgamated with Barnet and Friern Barnet Urban Districts, Finchley and

Hendon Hendon is an urban area in the London Borough of Barnet, northwest London northwest of Charing Cross. Hendon was an ancient Manorialism, manor and parish in the county of Middlesex and a former borough, the Municipal Borough of Hendon; it has ...

Municipal Boroughs to form the London Borough of Barnet.

Governance

Barnet local elections are held every four years to elect councillors. East Barnet is covered by two wards: * ''East Barnet Ward'' – East of the railway line and north of Parkside Gardens / Stuart Road. * ''Brunswick Park Ward'' – East of the railway line and south of Parkside Gardens / Stuart Road. Note: St Mary the Virgin – the Parish Church of East Barnet – is actually in Brunswick Park Ward. Brunswick Park Ward contains the districts of Brunswick Park and Osidge.

Demographics

East Barnet has its own electoral ward. The 2011 census of East Barnet ward counted a population of 16,137. The ethnic makeup was 76.6% White (61.3% British, 12.8% Other, 2.6% Irish), 10.6% Asian (largest being Indian, 4.4%), and 5.1% Black (largest being African, 3.2%). 54% of the population were Christian, with the combined share of Hindus, Jews and Muslims being 15%. Of the 6,531 households, most (4,266) were a whole house or bungalow, and the majority of those were semi-detached properties. Almost 68% of home tenures were owned, with a minority privately rented and a smaller minority that are socially rented. 4.6% of economically active people were unemployed. The median age was 38.

Population

Transport

;Buses *

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– Winchmore Hill (Station Road) to Finchley Central * 184 – Barnet (Chesterfield Road) to Turnpike Lane bus/tube station * 307 – Barnet (Barnet General Hospital) to Brimsdown railway station * 326 – Barnet (the Spires) to Brent Cross Shopping Centre * 382 – Southgate tube station to Mill Hill East tube station * 383 – Barnet (the Spires) to Woodside Park tube station – Monday to Saturday except late evenings *

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– Edgware Station to Cockfosters tube station ;Railway stations nearby * Oakleigh Park * New Barnet ;Tube stations nearby: * Arnos Grove – Piccadilly line * Cockfosters – Piccadilly line * Oakwood – Piccadilly line * High Barnet –

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* Totteridge & Whetstone –

Education

;Primary schools * Danegrove Primary School (formerly Littlegrove Junior School and Oaklands Infant School) * St Mary's School * Church Hill School * Monkfrith School ;Secondary schools * East Barnet School

Theatre and the Arts

Bodens Performing Arts School, aka Bodens, is located in East Barnet. It was founded in 1973 in Enfield, and has since moved to its current site. It is a performing arts school offering Arts education to children and teenagers from the ages of 3 to 18. The Studios are located on East Barnet Road, along with the 'Tony Boden Theatre' which is on premises.

Notable people

* Alan Coren (born 1938) grew up in East Barnet, and attended Osidge Primary and East Barnet School.

References

External links

East Barnet Residents' AssociationEast Barnet Parish Church
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