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Rate books at the Local Studies Centre 'Rates' were local taxes paid to the council for every property in the borough, like today's Council Tax. Rate books are arranged by areas and then by streets. They list the owner, the occupier and the tax paid. They are useful for dating property and confirming the residents. The following rate books are available on microfilm:

The area was originally and informally known as New Hendon (1878 to 1890). Before that there were no streets or houses, only the Welsh Harp (see Brent Reservoir) and three farms: Upper and Lower Guttershedge, and Cockman's in the Wood.

A small hamlet known to exist from at least 1294 was called Cricklewood by 1321. By the 1750s the Crown Inn (rebuilt in 1889) was providing refreshment for coach travellers. The first signs of Cricklewood becoming an area of town could be seen by the 1850s, with a number of substantial villas and houses along the Edgware Road such as Rockhall Lodge and Rockhall Terrace.

There's plenty of opportunities for older residents in Barnet to increase their levels of physical activity:

The Framework provides an outline of the vision for the planning of three sites in or on the edge of Chipping Barnet Town Centre. These are the Spires Shopping Centre, Barnet Market site and the Territorial Army site. It provides detailed guidance to manage future development and other improvements to the town centre to ensure long term vitality and viability. The Framework indicates the broad development principles for these sites and is a material consideration when considering any future planning applications for the area it covers. 

About Granville Road The regeneration of the Granville Road estate, situated within the Childs Hill Ward in the south of the borough, aims to create a mixed tenure, balanced community with new affordable homes for private sale and shared ownership. The proposals will employ sustainable construction techniques to meet local demand for new homes designed and built to a high standard.

Arkley Between 1800 and 1890, Arkley Village was often known as Barnet Common or 'West Barnet', but the older name of Arkley has been revived since then. The area was referred to in medieval documents as “Southhaw”, and may be older than High Barnet. Nobody is sure what the 'Ark', part of Arkley means but the 'ley' means a clearing and was in use by 1330. During the 1950s, a 13th century kiln at Dyke Cottage was excavated, revealing a large cooking pot. Rowley appears in a document dated 1005, and means a clearing in a birch wood.

EU referendum results The government has passed legislation to confirm that a national referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union will be held on Thursday 23 June 2016. Eligible voters on the London Borough of Barnet's Electoral Register will be asked:

Composting at home is one way to reduce some of your food waste, create useful compost, and have fun as a family whilst reducing the amount of waste that is disposed of. Anyone can compost at home. You don’t need to be a keen gardener, have a big garden or even live in a house to make compost. Compost also reduces greenhouse gasses and puts valuable nutrients back into the soil. Compost bins We have an arrangement with GetComposting to make compost bins available to residents at affordable prices. They offer the following compost bins:

Farms and other small settlements in Mill Hill date to at least the 10th century and are included in Domesday Book as part of the description for Hendon. Mill Hill only became an independent parish with its own church in 1836, measuring 3,570 acres including The Hale. There is no mention of a mill at this time. Until the 16th century the area of Mill Hill was known variously as Lothersleage, Lothersley and latterly Lotharlie.