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Colney Hatch Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Colney Hatch

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Colney Hatch history

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The area became well known from the mid-19th century following the building of Colney Hatch Lunatic Asylum, which gained such notoriety that the name “Colney Hatch” appeared in various terms of abuse associated with the concept of madness. The asylum eventually became known as Friern Hospital and was closed down in 1993.

Colney Hatch etymology

Colney Hatch was originally that of a hamlet in the parish of Friern (once spelt Fryern) Barnet, first recorded in the early 15th century. The name hatch may derive from hitch-gate, often found on the borders of forests to prevent cattle straying.

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Best Colney Hatch places to visit

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Colney Hatch has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Colney Hatch’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Colney Hatch’s information audio spots:

Oakthorpe Park Oakthorpe Park is a small park and a larger, informal and transiently used neighbourhood name denoting a small fraction of the south of Enfield in Palmers Green, north London, UK. It is situated next to the North Circular. The neighbourhood corresponds to part of the 2004 to date Bowes ward and its nearest train or underground stations are at Wood Green.

Colney Hatch Colney Hatch is the name of a small district within the London Borough of Barnet. The area is predominantly residential with a mixture of Victorian and Edwardian houses and much more recent development.

North Finchley North Finchley is situated 7 miles (11 km) north-west of Charing Cross. It is situated on Tally Ho Corner, the junction of the roads to East Finchley, Church End, Friern Barnet and Whetstone. Church End is often known as Finchley Central, owing to the name of the tube station located there.

Oakleigh Park Oakleigh Park is a loosely defined district in the north of the London Borough of Barnet. It adjoins Whetstone, and is often regarded either as part of East Barnet or of East London. The name is a relatively modern invention, after the eponymous station which opened in 1873.

New Barnet New Barnet is located east of Chipping Barnet, west of Cockfosters, south of the village of Monken Hadley and north of Oakleigh Park. Residential properties include a mix of late Victorian villas and terraces, Edwardian detached housing, 1950-60s council housing and the redevelopment of land to low storey flats in the 1980s and 1990s. The main commercial area is east of the railway station on East Barnet Road. The high street is dominated by a medium-sized Sainsbury’s supermarket.

East Finchley East Finchley is situated 5.4 miles (8.7 km) northwest of Charing Cross. It is separated from the rest of Finchley by the North Circular, with North Finchley and West Finchley to the north, and Finchley Central (Church End) to the northwest. It has the greenest high road in London, with most of the area falling into the London Borough of Barnet.

Church End, Finchley Church End is an old village, now a suburban development, centred 7 miles (11 km) north-northwest of Charing Cross. Aside from its church it centres on Finchley Central Underground station.

Woodside Park Woodside Park is a suburban residential area in Barnet, London. It is located in the North Finchley postal district of N12.

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