14 Facts About Golders Green

Golders Green is an area in the London Borough of Barnet in England.

Name Golders comes from a family named Godyere who lived in the area, and Green alludes to the manorial common at a cross roads next to which the settlement was built.

Golders Green has been a place in the parish and manor of Hendon since around the 13th century.

Local elections Golders Green ward covers the north and west of the area; Childs Hill the south to the centre and Garden Suburb, named after Hampstead Garden Suburb: most of the east.

Nationally it votes for the MP for seat of Finchley and Golders Green, which encompasses the parts of the NW11 and NW2 postcode districts it contains.

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Golders Green is often referred to as a Jewish area, although the majority of residents are not Jewish.

Jewish community of Hendon and Golders Green is viewed as one by many in the Community there, as they share the schooling system as well as Rabbinical guidance and Synagogue affiliations.

Golders Green is home to a growing Japanese and East Asian community with many families living in the district being catered for a notable number of restaurants and shops specialising in Japanese and other East Asian food, such as the Seoul Plaza supermarket.

Golders Green station is a London Underground tube station on the Northern line in zone 3.

Many bus routes pass through Golders Green, including the 210 to Finsbury Park, the 139 to Waterloo, the 13 to Victoria and the 102 to Edmonton Green, and from Golders Green station the 240 to Edgware, the 183 to Pinner and the 245 to Alperton begin their routes.

The first, Golders Green Synagogue, started in 1915 and its current building in Dunstan Road opened in 1922.

Former Golders Green Hippodrome theatre became an El Shaddai International Christian Centre in 2007 and then an Islamic centre in 2017, and now is a Hillsong Church.

Golders Green Hill Park, adjoining the West Heath of Hampstead Heath, is a formal park, which includes a small zoo, a walled horticultural garden, pinetum, duckponds, a water garden and a very popular cafe.

Nearby Golders Green Crematorium has an extensive garden with features such as a special children's section and a pond, in keeping with the distinct Italianate air.