In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described East Barnet like this:
BARNET (East), a parish in Barnet district, Herts; on the Great Northern railway, near Barnet station, 1¾ mile ESE of Barnet. Post Town, Barnet. Acres, with Barnet, 3,185. Real property, £7,690. Pop., 851. Houses, 167 The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester; and till 1866 was united with Barnet. Value, £695.* Patron, the Crown. The church is an ancient structure, in good condition; and belonged to the abbey of St. Albans. There are a national school, and charities £5.
East Barnet through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of East Barnet, in Barnet and Hertfordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/33
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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