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     • From around 1547 Finchley had a parish vestry, which became a local board in 1878, an urban district council in 1895, and finally a municipal borough council between 1933 and 1965.
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   When did Finchley become a parish?

   • The road which came to be known as the Great North Road, bisecting the parish, passes the 6-, 7-, and 8-mile stones from London in its course through Finchley. The civil parish corresponded to Finchley U.D., created in 1895, and, after the boundary changes mentioned above, to Finchley M.B. in 1933. In 1965 it became part of Barnet L.B. (fn. 6)

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   When did Finchley become a borough?

   • From around 1547 Finchley had a parish vestry, which became a local board in 1878, an urban district council in 1895, and finally a municipal borough council between 1933 and 1965. The area is now part of the London Borough of Barnet.

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   Where is Finchley?

   • Finchley, a parish 5 miles In length, including part of Whetstone, in Middlesex. It lies on the Great North Road, between the Barnet Road and Hendon, about 7 miles from St Paul's, London, and is within the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan police.

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   How old is East Finchley Church?

   • The church is a building of stone in the Early English style, and was erected in 1885-86. East Finchley is an ecclesiastical district formed in 1846. The living is a vicarage; gross yearly value, £300 with residence. Patron, the Bishop of London.

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   What ecclesiastical district is East Finchley?

   • St Paul's is an ecclesiastical district formed in 1886 from the parish of St Mary and district of Christ Church. The living is a vicarage; net value, £350. The church is a building of stone in the Early English style, and was erected in 1885-86. East Finchley is an ecclesiastical district formed in 1846.

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   When did Finchley grow?

   • Growth before the mid 19th century. Growth from the mid 19th century. Finchley, (fn. 1) whose shape has been compared to a leg of mutton (fn. 2) with its narrow end to the north at Whetstone, lay between Hertfordshire on the north and north-west, Hendon on the west, Hendon and Hampstead on the south, and Hornsey and Friern Barnet on the east.

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   It formed an ancient parish in the county of Middlesex, originally within the hundred of Ossulstone and later becoming its own urban district, which was then incorporated as a municipal borough in 1933. It has been part of Greater London since 1965.

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   Oct 7, 2024 · The common along the parish's eastern side was a remnant of the woodland which once covered most of northern Middlesex and southern Hertfordshire; known as Finchley wood until the 17th century and later notorious for its highwaymen, it still contained more than a quarter of the parish in 1816.

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   Oct 3, 2024 · In 1832 Finchley set up a rudimentary employment exchange, urging parishioners to employ the poor of their own parish. The vestry, led by John Verrall, tried to curb drunkenness.

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   By the 11th century when the parish was included in lands owned by the Bishop of London, there was already a church and small settlement at Church End, which lay towards the south-western side of the parish. Most of the parish was then covered with woodland which was known as Finchley Wood and later became known as Finchley Common.

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   Oct 3, 2024 · William Marquis of Lothian, anno 1730, aliened an house in Finchley, which he had inherited from Wm. Kerr, Esq. to George Fothergill, Esq. Parish church. The parish church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a stone building, and consists of a nave, chancel, and north aisle.

8. www.visionofbritain.org.uk › place › place_pageHistory of Finchley, in Barnet and Middlesex | Map and ...

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   FINCHLEY, a village, a parish, and a sub-district, in Barnet district, Middlesex. The village stands 4¾ miles NNW of Finchley-Road r. station; and has two stations of Finchley-East-End and Finchley and Hendon on the London and Edgware railway, a post office‡ under London N, and a police-station. ...

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   The manor of Finchley has from time immemorial belonged to the see of London. The ecclesiastical parish of Whetstone is noticed separately. Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5