The town of Barnet Hertfordshire lies on the northern border of London and is the
most historic town in the borough of Barnet.

THE THREE BARNETS

The town is split into three areas High Barnet(Chipping Barnet), New Barnet and East Barnet (often called the village).

Dating back to 1070 (High) Barnet was originally known as "Barnetto" and King John granted the town a market charter in 1199. St Johns Church (Barnet Church) was built in 1420 which was 51 years before the event that Barnet is associated with.

East Barnet church was built in the times of William the conquer and New Barnet arose from the building of the railway station that brought thousands from out of London to live in the suburbs.

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In 1471 the armies of the House of Lancaster and the House of York fought a bitter battle at the northern edge of the town during the WAR OF THE ROSES. This was THE BATTLE OF BARNET and thousands died and are probably buried there. The Yorkist won and Warwick the kingmaker was slain. Some say there are up to 10,000 bodies still buried somewhere up near Hadley common.

It can be boasted that Barnet is possibly the only town in the country that had three
kings sleeping there in one night. This was they night before the battle and they were
King Henry VI, King Edward IV and the Duke of Gloucester who later became King
Richard the third.

In the 17th and 18th century the town became an important route in and out of London with over 150 coaches passing through the High Street every day. It was in the High Street that Charles Dickens used as the meeting point of OLIVER TWIST and the Artful Dodger. Dickens himself used to partake in the liquid refreshment at The Red Lion. Samuel Pepys used to visit the town to and from his visits to the old well near Barnet hospital that has been there for centuries.

              Barnet is also mentioned in H.G.Wells "The War of the Worlds"

Our BARNET FAIR has been here since 1588 when it was granted a charter by Queen Elizabeth I and has become a part of cockney slang.

MURDER AT THE RED LION Read about murder, robbery and crime in Barnet in our BARNET AT THE OLD BAILEY section which reports crime in the area from the 17th century that ended up at in the highest court in the land.

A sample is the fate of these young boys.

8th July, 1830. Crime(s): theft : animal theft, Crime Location: Hadley, Middlesex HENRY PROPSTRING aged 19, HENRY JAMES aged 16, and RICHARD EAMES aged 19, were indicted for stealing, on the 16th of June, 2 live tame geese, price 6s. , the property of William Willey . Verdict: Guilty. Punishment: Transported for Seven Years. They didn't mess about in them days!

We have a more in-depth history of Barnet in our HISTORY section and if you look around the site you will see that it is aimed not only to those that live and work in our town but also to you who are passing through in your search.

We have a LOCAL DIRECTORY that lists the businesses in and around the town and you can advertise here for a pittance!

You can find out WHAT’S ON and look up the times and films at the BARNET ODEON.

Keep up to date with local crime with our CRIME WATCH section or find out about your SPORT in the area.

You can find where to EAT or DRINK and even study on line with our LEARN ON LINE SECTION.

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Well known people that have lived and live in and around Barnet include DAVID LIVINGSTONE the famous explorer. KINGSLEY AMIS The novelist who wrote Lucky Jim. JEREMY BEADLE The presenter of Beadle's About and You've Been Framed. DENNIS BERGKAMP Football genius. TONY BLACKBURN Popular DJ. GEORGE GRAHAM Former Arsenal and Tottenham manager. TREVOR HOWARD Great film actor with more than 100 screen credits including Brief Encounter (1945), Mutiny on The Bounty (1962), Ryan’s Daughter (1970) LENNOX LEWIS Heavyweight Champion of the World. SPIKE MILLIGAN One of the greatest comedians and a founder of The Goons. PAUL YOUNG Popular Singer whose hit Wherever I Lay My Hat was number one through the summer of 1983. RACHEL STEVENS lived in Barnet all her life until she was 22 when she moved to Hampstead a year after she made it big with S Club 7. CAROL HAWKINS Actress who starred as the sexy Sharon in TV hit Please, Sir! was born in Barnet. ELAINE PAIGE Singing star of many musical. Including Evita and Cats, was born in Barnet. BABY SPICE Singer with the Spice Girls, Emma Bunton was born in Barnet. STEPHANIE BEECHAM was born in Barnet and went to Queen Elizabeth's Girls' Grammar School. LEE THOMPSON Sax Player with Madness is out and about in Barnet.

There are many businesses located in Barnet to cater for the local community and your Business, Club, society,
place of worship or communal service can be listed on this site FREE of charge. Barnet4U has a comprehensive
local listing of everything from plumbers to estate agents, health services, schools, mini cabs, butchers and bakers.

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