Geography
The tower of Barnet parish church — St John the Baptist — at the top of Barnet Hill claims to be the highest point between itself and the Ural Mountains 2,000 miles (3,200 km) to the east. However, the same has been said of numerous other points. Since the opening of the railway, development has increased considerably, especially in the west of the area near Arkley.
| South Mimms | Monken Hadley | Hadley Wood | ||
| Arkley | Oakwood | |||
| Barnet | ||||
| Totteridge | Whetstone | Southgate |
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