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Natural and Social Conditions.
Area (acres) 3,384
Population (Census 1921) 46,716
Population (Estimated, 1925) 48,500
Physical Features and General Character of the District.
Finchley is situated to the north of London in the
County of Middlesex. It is a somewhat straggling district,
being roughly in the form of an elongated triangle, the apex
of which points north. It is bounded on the north by Barnet;
on the south by Hampstead and St. Pancras; on the east by
Hornsey and Friern Barnet, and on the west by Hendon
and Totteridge.
The district, generally speaking, is composed of two
watersheds with a high ridge running roughly along the
centre of almost the whole length of the district. The land
on either side drains into the valleys of the Lee and Brent
respectively.
The soil is for the most part boulder clay overlying
London clay at depths varying from 20 feet to 50 feet. The
boulder clay is interspersed with glacial drift, there being
pockets of clean ferruginous sand mixed with clean gravel.
The altitude of the district varies from 200 to 400 feet
above sea level.
Number of inhabited houses (1921) 10,211
Number of Families or Separate Occupiers (1921) 11,623
Rateable Value (1925) £395,420
Sum represented by a penny rate £1,58o
Social Conditions.
Finchley is to a considerable extent a dormitory for
persons working in London. The district is largely residential
in charactcr and there are very few factories.
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