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Shortly before 1300 a new road north out of London was made through Finchley, which we now call the High Road. At the bottom of the hill just where the railway crosses the road there was a bridge, later called Hanson's Bridge (1444), over a stream called Mutton Brook. The road was improved in 1712. It passed up the hill from Hanson's Bridge to Fortis Green Road. We now call this part of the road Stag Hill, but it was formally New Gate Lane.

Our Street Cleaning team complete a range of tasks to maintain the borough’s public highways, such as:

There are currently Town Teams (or similar groups) in Chipping Barnet, Cricklewood, East Finchley, Edgware, Mill Hill and Whetstone and we are working with businesses, residents and community groups to set up Town Teams in other areas. If you would like to find out more information about how to set up a Town Team, email: towncentres@barnet.gov.uk What a Town Team is We want to work with communities and businesses to improve Barnet’s high streets and create thriving town centres.

Building Control site inspections If you have deposited a valid application with us (such as Full Plans, Building Notice or Regularisation) you can arrange a site inspection with a Building Control Surveyor to check compliance. Please call 020 8359 4500 and select option 2. For same day inspections, you will need to ring before 10am and our lines are open from 9am. We aim to inspect sites between 11am and 5pm.

We publish all salaries above £58,200 (the Senior Civil Service minimum pay band) published in line with the Government's code of recommended practice for local authorities on data transparency,  Under the code, employees have the option to refuse to consent for their name to be published, and so not all names are listed. 

North Finchley used to be called North End (1462), but there were few houses until the enclosure of Finchley Common in 1816. Where the police garage is today a man called Thomas Rawson built a windmill in 1627. By 1754 the windmill was an inn called the Swan. It was the only building on the road between Fallows corner and Whetstone.

The Council is offering support to Barnet businesses seeking to expand their workforce. This aim forms part of the council's £1 million programme, Platforms, which seeks to support young people aged 16-24 into work or training.

A young carer is a young person who gives regular care and emotional support to a parent, brother, or sister, or someone else in the family. There are many reasons why young people do this caring:

Finchley is a Saxon place name and its earliest recorded use is in the 13th century. The end of the name,'ley', suggests an opening in woodland, and the beginning 'Finch' either refers to the bird, or a person called Finch.

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