Finchley is a large district of north London, England, in the London Borough of Barnet.
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Finchley probably means "Finch's clearing" or "finches' clearing" in late Anglo-Saxon; the name was first recorded in the early 13th century.
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Finchley is not recorded in Domesday Book, but by the 11th century its lands were held by the Bishop of London.
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North Finchley only began to develop after the enclosure of the common during the 1820s.
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In 1933, the Underground New Works Programme, to electrify the lines through Finchley, and connect the Northern line from Archway to East Finchley, via a new tunnel was announced.
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Much of the work was carried out and East Finchley station was rebuilt, but the project was halted by the second world war.
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From around 1547 Finchley had a parish vestry, which became a local board in 1878, an urban district council in 1895, and finally a municipal borough council between 1933 and 1965.
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From 1959 to 1992 the Finchley constituency was represented in Parliament by Margaret Thatcher, UK Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990.
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Finchley is included in the new constituency of Finchley and Golders Green.
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St Mary's at Finchley is the parish church, with parts dating from the 13th century.
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College Farm is the last farm in Finchley; it was a model dairy farm, then a visitor attraction.
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Finchley has four London Underground stations, all on the High Barnet branch of the Northern line, which serves the West End and City .
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North Finchley bus station is a hub with nine bus routes using bus stops around Tally Ho Corner.
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Finchley Borough had four twin towns; the London Borough of Barnet continues these links.
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