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Much of the area we now call the Watling Estate had been Goldbeaters farm. In 1924 the London County Council decided to establish a number of housing estates in the areas around London, as part of the 'Homes fit for Heroes campaigns. The fourth largest of these areas was the Watling estate.

Barnet Town formed around the junction of Wood Street. St John the Baptist, in High Barnet, is situated at this junction and is the third church building on the site. The first church was built in the 11th century, the second was built in the middle of the 15th century with money left by John Beauchamp.

This is the oldest part of Barnet. There may have been a small hamlet before the church was built. The Church of St Mary's is a medieval building. The church originally belonged to the Abbey at St Albans and was possibly built in the 1140s.

Revised recycling and refuse collection dates over Christmas The bin date checker below will not show your correct recycling and refuse collection dates scheduled to take place between 23 December and 6 January. Please check below for any changes to your normal recycling and refuse collection days over the festive period:

There are a set number of school places available in Barnet. When we receive more applications for school places than we can offer, we will decide who gets a school place based on order of priority. The priority order is based on over subscription criteria with 1 being the highest.  An applicant who meets criteria 1 will be offered a school place first. The primary  schools guide has detailed information about  the school admissions criteria (PDF) Criteria 1:  Looked after children and previously looked after children