London Borough of Barnet

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**London Borough of Barnet**
Geography
Image:LondonBarnet.png Shown within Greater London
Status	London borough
Area — Total	Ranked 255th 86.74 km²
ONS code	00AC
Demographics
Population — Total (2003 est.) — Density	Ranked 10th 324,370 3,740 / km²
Ethnicity	74.0% White 12.3% South Asian 6.0% Afro-Caribbean 2.0% Chinese
Politics
Leadership	Leader & Cabinet
Mayor	—
Executive	Conservative
MPs	Andrew Dismore Theresa Villiers Rudi Vis
London Assembly — Member	Barnet and Camden Brian Coleman
Official website	http://www.barnet.gov.uk/

The London Borough of Barnet is a London borough in North London and forms part of Outer London.

1 Districts
2 Places of interest
- 2.1 Parks and open spaces
3 Demographics
4 Barnet London Borough Council
5 History
- 5.1 See also
6 External links

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Districts

Main article: List of places in the London Borough of Barnet

The pattern of settlement is somewhat diverse. To the north of the borough is Barnet, also known as Chipping Barnet, High Barnet and Barnet Town, which is a middle class suburban development. Also in the north are the low-density districts of Edgware, Totteridge, Whetstone and Mill Hill.

Coming further south the development becomes steadily more intensive around the suburbs of Cricklewood, Colindale, Hendon and Finchley. Golders Green is renowned for its jewish minority ethnic population and at the very south of the borough is Hampstead Garden Suburb.

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Places of interest

Middlesex University Business School is located in Barnet.

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Parks and open spaces

Main article: Barnet parks and open spaces

The borough has a large number of parks and open spaces. The Borough also has controls five Local Nature Reserves (LNR), and is jointly responsible with the London Borough of Brent for the Welsh Harp reservoir. In addition there are large areas taken over by cemeteries and golf courses; part of Hampstead Heath; as well as smaller recreation grounds.

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