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4 unusual facts about London Borough of Barnet


Hendon and District Archaeological Society

Hendon and District Archaeological Society (HADAS) is an amateur archaeological society based in the London Borough of Barnet, U.K., and is registered as a charity with the UK Charity Commission (Registration number 269949).

Middlesex County Football Association

The Middlesex F.A. covers the historic extent of Middlesex and the entirety of the boroughs of Richmond upon Thames and Barnet.

Worshipful Company of Leathersellers

The Company still maintains almshouses in the London Borough of Barnet, now known as Leathersellers' Close, home to about 20 residents.

Wyldes Farm

Wyldes Farm is a Grade II* listed former farm house near Hampstead Garden Suburb in the London Borough of Barnet, NW11.


Barnet parks and open spaces

The London Borough of Barnet, located on the northern periphery of London and having much of the area within its boundaries in the Metropolitan Green Belt, has a large number of parks and open spaces.

Eruv

The installation of eruvin has been a matter of contention in many neighbourhoods around the world, with notable examples such as the London Borough of Barnet; Outremont, Quebec; Tenafly, New Jersey, and Westhampton Beach, New York.

Spaniards Inn

These boundaries are still relevant today - the pub is in Barnet and the tollhouse is in Camden, both are now listed buildings and traffic is reduced to one lane between the two.


see also

Hendon and District Archaeological Society

HADAS was founded in 1961 by Themistocles Constantinides to investigate the Saxon origins of Hendon and since has grown to over 200 members covering the whole of the London Borough of Barnet, and addressing all archaeological periods.