Finchley
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| Ordnance Survey | |
|---|---|
| OS grid reference: | Maps for TQ255905 |
| Administration | |
| London borough: | Barnet |
| Area: | Greater London |
| Region: | London |
| Nation: | England |
| Other | |
| Ceremonial county: | Greater London |
| Traditional county: | Middlesex |
| Police force: | Metropolitan Police |
| Post office and telephone | |
| Post town: | LONDON |
| Postcode: | N2, N3, N12 |
| Dialling code: | 020 |
| Politics | |
| UK Parliament: | Finchley & Golders Green |
| London Assembly: | Barnet & Camden |
| European Parliament: | London |
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Finchley is a place in the London Borough of Barnet, London, England. Finchley is predominantly a residential area with a number of retail districts.
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Location & divisions
Situated in the north of London, Finchley is divided into four:
- East Finchley, roughly speaking, the area between Highgate and the North Circular Road, and in postal area N2;
- Church End, Finchley, often known as "Finchley Central", the area west of the North Circular Road, centred around Ballards Lane and Finchley Central tube station, and in postal area N3;
- West Finchley, the area around West Finchley tube station, and in postal area N12; and
- North Finchley, the area surrounding Tally-Ho Corner, stretching west to Woodside Park and the Northern Line, also in postal area N12.
'Finchley' should not be confused with the area of London known as 'Finchley Road' around Finchley Road tube station in Swiss Cottage, Camden.
Culture & sports
The Phoenix Cinema is one of the oldest purpose-built cinemas in the UK. It has an active local arts scene which is publicised by Barnet Borough Arts Council with the Arts Depot based in North Finchley opening in Autumn 2004.
Finchley's local football team is Wingate & Finchley who play in the Southern League Eastern Division. It was founded as a specifically Jewish football club in 1946.
History
Finchley was from 1959 to 1992 the Parliamentary Constituency of Margaret Thatcher, UK Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990.
Since 1963 Finchley has been twinned with Jinja, Uganda.
See: History of Finchley for more information on this topic.
Famous people
- Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister.
- Octavia Hill, social reformer
- Spike Milligan, comedian
- Robert Fripp, musician
- Eric Morecambe, comedian
- Fleur Adcock, poet
- Feargal Sharkey, singer
- Tim Parks, novelist (his semi-autobiographical Tongues of Flame is set in the North Finchley of 1968).
- Terry-Thomas, actor
- Will Self, novelist, reviewer and columnist
Nearest places:
Nearest tube stations:
- East Finchley tube station
- Finchley Central tube station
- West Finchley tube station
- Woodside Park tube station
- Totteridge and Whetstone tube station
All the above stations are on the Northern Line of the London Underground system.
