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London Borough of Barnet

The London Borough of Barnet is a London borough in North London, England, forming part of Outer London. It is the second largest London borough by population with 331,500 inhabitants and covers an area of 86.74 square kilometres . It borders Hertfordshire to the north and five other London boroughs: Harrow and Brent to the west, Camden and Haringey to the south-east and Enfield to the east. The borough was formed in 1965 from parts of the counties of Middlesex and Hertfordshire.

Located at 51.6254, -0.1527 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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East Barnet Urban District

East Barnet was a local government district in south Hertfordshire from 1863 to 1965 around the town of East Barnet. The district was created under the Local Government Act 1858 on September 25, 1863, as East Barnet Valley Local Government District. The district was governed by a local board. Apart from the parish of East Barnet, the local board's area included surrounding areas of the parishes of Chipping Barnet in Hertfordshire and Enfield, Monken Hadley and South Mimms in Middlesex.

Located at 51.643, -0.161 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Districts abolished by the London Government Act 1963, Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894, Local Government Districts created by the Local Government Act 1858, History of Barnet, History of local government in London (1889–1965), Urban districts of England

The Compton School

The Compton School is situated on Summers Lane, North Finchley, London, England. It is an academy school for boys and girls aged eleven to sixteen and the school years range from year 7 to year 11. It is located on the site of Finchley Manorhill School, which was progressively closed in the late 1980s. The buildings were reopened as The Compton School in 1992. The school became a Beacon school in 1999, and has been a Technology College since 2001.

Located at 51.6164, -0.154794 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Academies in Barnet, Educational institutions established in 1956, Technology Colleges in London, Training schools in England, Secondary schools in Barnet, 1956 establishments in England

Friern Barnet Secondary School

Friern Barnet School (FBS) is a mixed comprehensive school with approximately 800 students. The school is situated at the end of Hemington Avenue in Friern Barnet, North London. It is a short distance from the former Friern Barnet Town Hall (now converted to flats), and other local school The Compton School.

Located at 51.6164, -0.154794 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Comprehensive schools in Barnet, Arts Colleges in England

Oak Hill Wood

Oak Hill Wood is a 10 hectare Local Nature Reserve and a Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation Grade I, in East Barnet, London. It is owned by the London Borough of Barnet and managed by the London Wildlife Trust. It is an ancient woodland, dominated by pedunculate oak, hornbeam and ash. A shrub layer includes hawthorns, field maples and wild service trees, and among the ground flora are bluebells and wood anenomes.

Located at 51.6409, -0.1521 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Local Nature Reserves in England, Nature reserves in Barnet, Parks and open spaces in Barnet, Ancient woods of London

Oak Hill Park (Barnet)

Oak Hill Park is in East Barnet in the London Borough of Barnet. It is one of Barnet's premier parks and received a Green Flag Award for 2009-10. It is a large area of parkland with a wide range of facilities, including an outdooor gym, a bowls green, football pitches, a golf course, three tennis courts, a multi-sports court and a play area for toddlers. Oak Hill Woods dates back to at least the eleventh century, when it was owned by the church.

Located at 51.6378, -0.1549 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Parks and open spaces in Barnet

Belmont Open Space, Cockfosters

Belmont Open Space is a one hectare public park and Site of Local Importance for Nature Conservation in Cockfosters in the London Borough of Barnet. It is a small, mainly grass area, behind local residential streets. It has a fair number of wild flowers, such as garlic mustard and cow parsley. Mature trees include oaks and horse chestnuts. The local RSPB has recorded an impressive list of birds, including green, great spotted and lesser spotted woodpeckers, sparrowhawks, and blackcaps.

Located at 51.647, -0.157 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Nature reserves in Barnet, Parks and open spaces in Barnet

Greenhill Gardens

Greenhill Gardens is a 1.6 hectare public park in High Barnet in the London Borough of Barnet. Its main feature is an ornamental lake with a wooded island, which attracts many birds, and it also has a grassed area with scattered mature trees. It is a Site of Local Importance for Nature Conservation. The park is the small surviving part of large country estate known as Pricklers, named after a medieval family called Prittle.

Located at 51.6446, -0.1824 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Nature reserves in Barnet, Parks and open spaces in Barnet

Friary Park

Friary Park is a 9 hectare formal Edwardian park in Friern Barnet in the London Borough of Barnet. It is owned and managed by Barnet Council, and has a children's playground, tennis courts, a bowling green, a pitch and putt, a skateboard park and a cafe. It is a Site of Local Importance for Nature Conservation, and has received a Green Flag Award. The site was home to the Knights Hospitaller in the Middle Ages, and of Friern Barnet Manor House from the sixteenth century.

Located at 51.6185, -0.1624 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Nature reserves in Barnet, Parks and open spaces in Barnet

Swan Lane Open Space

Swan Lane Open Space is a public park in Whetstone in the London Borough of Barnet. It is the smallest of Barnet's sixteen 'Premier Parks'. It has a children's playground, a café, and a pond which was formerly used for model boating but is now covered with reeds and water plants. Much of it is mown grass and trees, including giant redwoods and a Cedar of Lebanon, but it also has more natural areas managed for nature conservation.

Located at 51.6247, -0.179167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Parks and open spaces in Barnet

Barfield Allotments Nature Park

Barfield Allotments Nature Park is a small Site of Local Importance for Nature Conservation in Whetstone in the London Borough of Barnet. It was formerly used as allotments, and when these were abandoned there were plans to turn it into a formal play area, but this met with local opposition when slow worms and common lizards were found, showing its value for wildlife. A small playground was installed in the north-east corner, while the remainder became a wildlife site.

Located at 51.627, -0.158 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Nature reserves in Barnet

Oakleigh Park Rail Cutting

Oakleigh Park Rail Cutting is an 8 hectare Site of Local Importance for Nature Conservation in Oakleigh Park in the London Borough of Barnet. It is on the East Coast Main Line between Oakleigh Park railway station and the tunnel to its south. The site is a wide railway cutting with a diversity of habitat which provides a good example of railway ecology. The eastern bank has extensive brambles with clumps of blackthorn and hawthorn, and herbs such as rosebay willowherb and michaelmas daisy.

Located at 51.633, -0.162 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Nature reserves in Barnet, Railway cuttings in the United Kingdom