New Barnet

New Barnet

Station Approach, New Barnet
New Barnet
New Barnet shown within Greater London
OS grid reference TQ265955
London borough
Ceremonial county Greater London
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BARNET
Postcode district EN4, EN5
Dialling code 020
Police Metropolitan
Fire London
Ambulance London
EU Parliament London
UK Parliament
London Assembly

New Barnet is an area within the London Borough of Barnet. It is a largely residential North London suburb, close to the M25, A1 and M1.

History

New Barnet owes its conception to the building of the Great Northern Railway in 1850, when a station serving High Barnet was built, but located about a mile away from the town centre of High Barnet, so that this 'new' area quickly saw development. The main road (A110), Station Road and East Barnet Road, connects Barnet to East Barnet and is well served by buses.

From 1894 New Barnet formed part of the East Barnet Urban District of Hertfordshire until 1965 when it was transferred from Hertfordshire to Greater London to become part of the newly created London Borough of Barnet. The former town hall still stands in Station Road. Local government use ended in the early 1990s and the property was sold off for use as a restaurant. In 2006 the building was converted into flats.

The Alexandra, New Barnet, 2015

The main commercial area in New Barnet is on East Barnet Road, near the railway station. A number of office blocks were built in Station Road in the 1960s & 70s. Some have now been converted to flats. A large Sainsbury's supermarket (opened 30 September 1980) is surrounded by a cluster of small independent shops. These local shops are under threat of demolition from large schemes planned by Tesco and Asda stores. Although there is some local concern about the two planned developments,[1] many residents have noted that the town centre urgently requires some sort of redevelopment.[2]

Public houses in New Barnet include The Railway Tavern, The Railway Bell (Wetherspoons) The Builders Arms and The Lord Kitchener.

Other shops and facilities include PureGym, Tesco Express, Majestic Wine, The Party Shop, Bikestrobe, Ink n Toner, Bodens Performing Arts.

Geography

Local government

Barnet local elections are held every four years to elect councillors. New Barnet is covered by three wards:

  • East Barnet Ward
  • High Barnet Ward
  • Oakleigh Ward

Transport

Buses

London Buses serving New Barnet are:

Route Start End Operator
84
not a London bus route		 New Barnet St Albans Metroline
107 New Barnet Edgware Metroline
184 Barnet Turnpike Lane Station Arriva London
307 Barnet Brimsdown Arriva London
326 Barnet Brent Cross London Sovereign
383 Barnet Woodside Park Uno (bus company)
384 Barnet Cockfosters Metroline
714 New Barnet Luton via Luton Airport Metroline[3]

Trains

Stations in the area are:

Schools

Primary

  • Livingstone School
  • Cromer Road School
  • Trent School
  • Lyonsdown School (Independent) 49 in top 100 primary schools

Secondary

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Keeping watch on developments". New Barnet. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
  2. ↑ "Local Issues - A Vision For". New Barnet. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
  3. ↑ "Route 714 New Barnet - St Albans - Luton Airport - Luton". Metroline. Archived from the original on 2015-05-31. Retrieved 2015-06-30.

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