16 Facts About Finchley

1.

Finchley is a large district of north London, England, in the London Borough of Barnet.

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2.

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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4.

North Finchley only began to develop after the enclosure of the common during the 1820s.

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5.

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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6.

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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7.

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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8.

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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9.

Finchley is included in the new constituency of Finchley and Golders Green.

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10.

St Mary's at Finchley is the parish church, with parts dating from the 13th century.

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11.

College Farm is the last farm in Finchley; it was a model dairy farm, then a visitor attraction.

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12.

Sternberg Centre for Judaism in the old Manor House at 80 East End Road in Finchley is a Jewish cultural centre.

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13.

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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14.

North Finchley bus station is a hub with nine bus routes using bus stops around Tally Ho Corner.

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15.

Finchley Memorial Hospital, on Granville Road, North Finchley, was a small NHS hospital administered by NHS Barnet, a primary care trust.

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16.

Finchley Borough had four twin towns; the London Borough of Barnet continues these links.

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