In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Monken Hadley like this:
HADLEY, or MONKEN HADLEY, a village and a parish in Barnet district, Middlesex. The village stands on high ground, near Enfield chase, the Great Northern railway, and the boundary with Herts, 1 mile NNE of Barnet; is a pretty rural place; and has a post office under Barnet, London N. The parish includes also part of the High street of Barnet. ...
Acres, 2, 530. Real property, £5, 194; of which £100 are in gas works. Pop. 1, 053. Houses, 200. The manor was given, by Geoffrey de Mandeville, to Walden abbey; and, by Henry VIII., to Lord Audley. Hadley House is a chief residence. The high land around the village once formed a part of Enfield chase. The battle between the Yorkists and the Lancastrians in 1471, was fought partly within the parish; and is commemorated by an obelisk, erected in 1740. The living is a donative in the diocese of London. Value, £199.* Patron, the Rev. F.Cass. The church is ancient and cruciform; has a western square tower, built of flint with stone coins, and bearing the date 1494; was thoroughly restored in 1848; and contains several interesting monuments. Au iron beacon is on the top of the tower; supposed to have been used for a signal light to moving monks or armies; and was last illuminated on the occasion of the Prince of Wales' marriage. There are a Weslcyan chapel, national and infant schools, two suites of alms houses with £120, and other charities with £12. Staunford, the lawyer, and Atkyns, the historian of Gloucestershire, were natives.
Monken Hadley through time
Monken Hadley is now part of Barnet district. Click here for graphs and data of how Barnet has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Monken Hadley itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Monken Hadley, in Barnet and Middlesex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1799
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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