Hendon
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- For other places called Hendon see Hendon (disambiguation)
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| OS Grid Reference: | Template:Gbmappingsmall |
| Administration | |
| Borough: | Barnet |
| County: | Greater London |
| Region: | Greater London |
| Nation: | England |
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| Ceremonial County: | Greater London |
| Traditional County: | Middlesex |
| Post Office and Telephone | |
| Post town: | LONDON |
| Postcode: | NW4 |
| Dialling Code: | 020 |
Hendon is a former borough and ancient parish in the London Borough of Barnet.
The name means the high place or down, and Hendon's moto is Endeavour. The Burroughs is a civic centre for the London Borough of Barnet, and also the site of Middlesex University Business School. Church Farmhouse Museum, close by, is Hendon's local museum, and there is also a library. The local newspaper is The Hendon Times.
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A brief history
Until 1965 Hendon was a civil parish in the county of Middlesex. The manor is described in Domesday (1087), but the name is earlier, and there is even evidence of Roman settlement discovered by the Hendon and District Archaeological Society and others. The Midland Railway and the Great Northern Railways came in the 1860s, and the underground, at Golders Green at least, in 1907. Much of the area developed in to a suburb of London and now the area is mostly town with some countryside in the Mill Hill, and Edgware area. Hendon industry was mostly centred on manufacturing, and included motor and aviation works, and developed from the 1880s. In 1931 the parish of Edgware was added to Hendon, and this greater area became the Borough of Hendon in 1932. Hendon’s claim to fame is in flying and Hendon Aerodrome is now the RAF Museum. The area is closely associated with the aviator Claude Grahame-White. Another part of the Aerodrome site is the Hendon Police College, the training centre for the Metropolitan Police.
For further history of the area see Detailed histories of Hendon.
See also
- Brent Cross shopping centre
- Hendon F.C.
- The Hendon Mob of poker players
External links
- Hendon Library (http://www.barnet.gov.uk/cultural_services/libraries/hendon.php3)
- Hendon and District Archaeological Society (http://www.hadas.org.uk/wiki/index.php/Main_Page)
- The Hendon Times (http://www2.hendontimes.co.uk/)
- Hendon Football Club (http://www.hendonfc.net/)
- Hendon Hockey Club (http://www.hendonhc.org/)
- RAF Museum (http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/)