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East Barnet, Barnet Vale and Monken Hadley. As its name
implies it lies on the side of a valley extending from Hadley to
the north, to Brunswick Park in the south. The principal portion
of the District is divided by the main line of the Great
Northern Railway from King's Cross to the north, while it is also
bounded on the east and west respectively by the main roads
leading from London northwards through Southgate and Barnet.
The general character of the District is residential;
the area on the west of the railway has been conveniently
planned, and consists principally of good-class detached and
semi detached villa residences, the altitude varying from 200 to
400 feet above Ordnance Datum. The District forms a portion
of a much wider area noted for the healthiness of its climate, and
popularly known in and around the Metropolis as the "Northern
Heights.'' On the east of the railway are situate the older portions
of the District, including the village of East Barnet, and
Brunswick Park at the southern extremity, most of which is
developed for a much smaller class of property and is consequently
more densely populated.
On the north-east boundary of the District are the beautiful
Hadley Woods and Common, partly grazing land and partly
wooded, being parts of the old Enfield Chase. Negotiations are
in progress by the Council to lease from the Hadley Commoners
a portion of Hadley Common (about 4 acres in extent), including
a large lake, until recently part of Beech Hill Park Estate, to be
used as a recreation ground. It is expected that bathing, boating
and fishing facilities will be available in the lake. The whole
acquisition will make a considerable addition to the attractiveness
of the District.
Water.
The water is obtained from wells sunk through the clay,
Reading beds and borings deep into the chalk. The wells are at
New Barnet, East Barnet, Potters Bar, Tettenhanger and one at