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Nether Street was recognised by the mid-14th century as an old street, sometimes called 'Lower Street' in later periods. Essentially an access road to properties and land, the most important of which were Moss Hall (see North Finchley) and Brent Lodge.

Local factory owners Everett and Edgecumbe experimented at Colindale with a plane, nicknamed the Grasshopper, between 1908 and 1910. Sadly the plane never got airborne. In 1910 the Daily Mail newspaper staged a flying race to Manchester. Louis Paulhan, a Frenchman, flew from Colindale and succeeded in winning the competition. It was the first flight from Hendon.

At the very north western corner of the London Borough of Barnet north of Edgware on the A5 is Brockley Hill. 'Brock' is an old word for badger, and ley was used to describe an opening in the woods. Brockley Hill is well known as the site of a Roman settlement

The population statistics for Edgware are consistent, but only include the area of the old parish of Edgware. The area called the Hale is popularly associated with Edgware, but those statistics were included within those of Mill Hill for at least a century. Before the late 1920s Burnt Oak's population was so small that it was included with those of the Hyde in Hendon.

Finchley 1801 - 1961 1801 = 1,503 1811 = 1,292 1821 = 2,349 1831 = 3,210 1841 = 3,664 1851 = 4,120 1861 = 4,937 1871 = 7,146 1881 = 11,191 1891 = 16,677 1901 = 22,126 1911 = 39 419 1921 = 46,716 1931 = 58,964 1941 absent due to war 1951 = 69,990 1961 = 69,370  

Banned and mandatory turns Tilling Rd Junction Brentfield Gardens (NW2) Ravensdale Avenue Into Supermarket Entrance (N12) Oakleigh Park South Into Oakleigh Road North (N20) Finchley Road into Briardale Gardens and Pattison Road (NW11) Finchley Road Into Rodborough Road (NW11) Rodborough Road Into Finchley Road (NW11) The Grove Into Ballards Lane (N3) Ravensdale Avenue From Supermarket Entrance (N12) Myddelton Park Into Oakleigh Road North (N20) Superstore Access

The Burroughs was called the Burrows from 1316 until the 1890s, and took its name from local rabbit warrens. An unnamed Tudor inn, with its own brewery, provided refreshments for travellers. This inn may have been the White Bear, so called from at least 1736. Here the lord of the manor held his court until at least 1916. The present pub was built in 1932.

Oral Health Services in Barnet Children who start brushing with a fluoride toothpaste in infancy are less likely to experience tooth decay than those who start brushing later. It is important to encourage healthy dental behaviour from a young age. It is recommended you:

Woodside House is possibly a medieval property, but certainly known by 1699. By the 1800s it was called Woodside farm. In April 1872 the station opened and in June, 45 acres of the Woodside estate were sold as 'Torrington Park', part of the Woodside Estate. 

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