Friern Barnet
Friern Barnet | |
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Location within Greater London | |
Population | 17,250 Coppetts ward (2011 census) |
OS grid reference | TQ276920 |
London borough | |
Ceremonial county | Greater London |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | LONDON |
Postcode district | N10, N11, N12, N20 |
Dialling code | 020 |
Police | Metropolitan |
Fire | London |
Ambulance | London |
UK Parliament | |
London Assembly | |
Friern Barnet /ˌfraɪərn ˈbɑːrnɪt/ is a suburban area within the London Borough of Barnet, 7.4 miles (11.9 km) north of Charing Cross. Its centre is formed by the busy intersection of Colney Hatch Lane (running north and south), Woodhouse Road (taking westbound traffic towards North Finchley) and Friern Barnet Road (leading east towards New Southgate).
History
1881 | 6,424 |
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1891 | 9,173 |
1901 | 11,566 |
1911 | 14,924 |
1921 | 17,375 |
1931 | 23,101 |
1941 | war # |
1951 | 29,163 |
1961 | 28,813 |
# no census was held due to war | |
source: UK census |
Friern Barnet was an ancient parish in the
The area was originally considered to be part of Barnet, most of which was in Hertfordshire. By the 13th century the Middlesex section of Barnet was known as Little Barnet, before becoming Frerenbarnet and then Friern Barnet (sometimes spelt in other ways, such as "Fryern Barnett"). The "Friern" part of the parish's name derives from the French for "brother" and refers to the medieval lordship of the Brotherhood or Knights of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem.[1][2]
Friern Barnet was mainly rural until the 19th century. The opening of Colney Hatch paupers' lunatic asylum in 1851, and of railway stations on the Great Northern and Metropolitan Railways, also in the mid-19th century, prompted its development as an outer London suburb.[1] This process was accelerated by the arrival of electric trams in the 1900s.[3]
Local affairs were administered by the parish
Notable people
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In order of birth:
- Lawrence Campe (died 1613), draper and citizen of the City of London, funded the building of almshouses in "Fryan Barnett".[7]
- Charlotte Maria Tucker (1821–1893), pseudonym A.L.O.E. (A Lady of England), was born at Friern Hatch. She was a prolific writer and poet for children and adults, who tempered her didactic Evangelicalism with realistic depictions of the poor.
- Salvation Army, was educated at Friern Barnet Grammar School.
- Colney Hatch Lunatic Asylum (latterly Friern Hospital), where she died.
- Jack Cohen, founder of the Tesco retail chain, funded with his wife the Jewish care facility Lady Sarah Cohen House in Friern Barnet.
- Hazel Alden Reason (1901–1976), chemist and popular science writer, was born in Friern Barnet.
- H. G. H. Kearns(1902–1986), an entomologist with a strong knowledge of engineering, was born in Friern Barnet.
- Cyril Fletcher (1913–2005), comedian and actor, was educated at Woodhouse Grammar School.
- Colin Pearson (1923–2007), a studio potter and art teacher, was born in Friern Barnet.
- Edgar Mann (1926–2013), a politician who chaired the Executive Council of the Isle of Man and then headed its government, was educated at Woodhouse Barnet Grammar School.
- John Williams (born 1941), classical guitarist, was educated at Friern Barnet Grammar School
- Václav Jelínek (born 1944), Czech spy who was arrested in his flat in Friern Barnet on 22 April 1988, while in the process of receiving coded messages by radio.[8]
- Neil 'Roberto' Williams (born 1978), a radio and TV presenter, was educated at Friern Barnet Grammar School.
- Girls Aloud pop group who resided at Princess Park Manor.
Housing
The housing typically consists of late
Friern Village
Adjacent to Princess Park Manor is a modern housing development called Friern Village. This was once the area farmed by the Colney Hatch Hospital residents. In 1998 the newly formed local residents' association held a ballot among the new residents to find a name for this new area. The name Friern Village was chosen and subsequently the residents' association changed its name to the Friern Village Residents' Association. A new public park in front of Princess Park Manor, in Friern Barnet Road, was named Friern Village Park.
Economy
The Friern Barnet Retail Park near the North Circular Road houses several retailers including
Geography
Parks and open spaces
Friern Barnet is a leafy suburb of private gardens and trees and
Architecture
The
Friern Barnet Town Hall in Friern Barnet Lane was built in 1939–41 to a design by Sir John Brown and A. E. Henson. The design owes much to that of Watford Town Hall, whose architect (Charles Cowles-Voysey) had played a pivotal role in judging the design competition. English Heritage lists it as "a good example of pared-down modernism... [whose] subtle form and pronounced sense of civic pride mark it out as an exceptional civic building, on this scale, of its day."[11]
Education
Local schools and colleges include Coppetts Wood Primary School,
Transport
The
Local newspapers
The local newspapers are as of 2011:
Newspaper | Link |
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The Barnet and Potters Bar Times | [12] |
Barnet Today | [13] |
Potters Bar Today | [14] |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Friern Barnet: Introduction | British History Online". British-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ "Finchley, Friern Barnet and Totteridge". barnet.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ "Transport". Friern Barnet and District Local History Society. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ Friern Barnet - Local Government in Victoria County History of Middlesex, Vol.6, (British History Online), accessed January 24, 2008
- ^ Great Britain Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Friern Barnet UD (historic map). Retrieved 2008-01-24.
- ^ Great Britain Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Friern Barnet UD population (area ). Retrieved 2008-01-24.
- ^ Friern Barnet: Charities for the poor. A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 6, Friern Barnet, Finchley, Hornsey With Highgate. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 1980. British History Online. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ Maysh, Jeff (2017). The Spy With No Name. Kindle Singles. Amazon.
- ^ "Friern Barnet Retail Park". Completely Retail.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St John the Evangelist (1359056)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ^ Historic England. "Former Friern Barnet Town Hall (1360822)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ^ "Barnet and Potters Bar Times". media.info. Archived from the original on 2 March 2015.
- ^ "Hot stuff as Barnet hosts Chilli Fiesta | Home | Barnet & Whetstone Press". Barnet-today.co.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ "Rare chance to sit at controls of a Spitfire to mark Battle of Britain anniversary | Home | Potters Bar Press". Pottersbar-today.co.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2015.