Hendon

Hendon is a place in the London Borough of Barnet. It is a suburban development situated 7 miles (11.3 km) north west of Charing Cross.

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It is a former borough and ancient parish. The name means the high place or down, and Hendon's moto is Endeavour. The Burroughs is a

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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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Hendon has a large Jewish community and is inside the North London Eruv.

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London Borough of Barnet: The London Borough of Barnet is a London borough of northern outer London. It includes the areas:...

Charing Cross: The name Charing Cross, now given to a district of central London in the City of Westminster, comes from the original hamlet of Charing, where King Edward I placed a memorial to his wife, Eleanor of Castile....

Borough: A borough is a local government administrative subdivision used in the Canadian province of Quebec, in some states of the United States, and formerly in New Zealand. In the United Kingdom, boroughs are also to be found in England and Northern Ireland....

Hendon related Images and Photos (experimental)

John Ross's Arctic Expedition: Snow Cottages of the Boothians North Hendon