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Arkley history
Toponymy
The name Arkley was first recorded as Arkleyslond in 1332. The first element of the name appears to come from the Old English word (e)arc (or ark), meaning a chest, bin or other wooden receptacle. The second element is from leāh, a woodland clearing or glade.
Historical background
Arkley was commonly known as “Barnet Common” or “West Barnet” The name, “Grendel’s Gate”, is associated with the monster from the Saxon epic, Beowulf. It is thought by some that Hendon Wood Lane was originally a minor Roman road.
Buildings
St Peter’s Church was built in 1840 as a private chapel at a cost of £5,000. It contains a wall tablet of its benefactor, Enoch Durant, who died in 1848. Arkley Windmill was in use by 1806 and ceased to be a functioning mill during World War I.
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