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Rate books at the Local Studies Centre 'Rates' were local taxes paid to the council for every property in the borough, like today's Council Tax. Rate books are arranged by areas and then by streets. They list the owner, the occupier and the tax paid. They are useful for dating property and confirming the residents. The following rate books are available on microfilm:

The area was originally and informally known as New Hendon (1878 to 1890). Before that there were no streets or houses, only the Welsh Harp (see Brent Reservoir) and three farms: Upper and Lower Guttershedge, and Cockman's in the Wood.

Finchley Common was an area of land in between Finchley, Friern Barnet and Muswell Hill, which had been Finchley Wood and was under the authority of the Bishop of London. By the 15th century the people of Finchley claimed the right to collect wood and graze their animals in and around the wood. In the 16th century the Bishop had much of the wood cleared, and it became an open, uncultivated area called a common.

Some businesses may be entitled to a discount on their business rates. This is called business rate relief. Barnet Council's discretionary business rate relief scheme (revaluation support) is for the financial period from 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2021. The rate relief scheme supports the following principles:

A small hamlet known to exist from at least 1294 was called Cricklewood by 1321. By the 1750s the Crown Inn (rebuilt in 1889) was providing refreshment for coach travellers. The first signs of Cricklewood becoming an area of town could be seen by the 1850s, with a number of substantial villas and houses along the Edgware Road such as Rockhall Lodge and Rockhall Terrace.

There's plenty of opportunities for older residents in Barnet to increase their levels of physical activity:

The Framework provides an outline of the vision for the planning of three sites in or on the edge of Chipping Barnet Town Centre. These are the Spires Shopping Centre, Barnet Market site and the Territorial Army site. It provides detailed guidance to manage future development and other improvements to the town centre to ensure long term vitality and viability. The Framework indicates the broad development principles for these sites and is a material consideration when considering any future planning applications for the area it covers. 

About Granville Road The regeneration of the Granville Road estate, situated within the Childs Hill Ward i

Arkley Between 1800 and 1890, Arkley Village was often known as Barnet Common or 'West Barnet', but the older name of Arkley has been revived since then. The area was referred to in medieval documents as “Southhaw”, and may be older than High Barnet. Nobody is sure what the 'Ark', part of Arkley means but the 'ley' means a clearing and was in use by 1330. During the 1950s, a 13th century kiln at Dyke Cottage was excavated, revealing a large cooking pot. Rowley appears in a document dated 1005, and means a clearing in a birch wood.