Barnet Urban District
{{Short description|Former local government area in the UK}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox historic subdivision|
|Name= Barnet
|subdivision_type= Local Government District (1863{{ndash}}1894)
Urban District (1894{{ndash}}1965)
|Government= Barnet Local Board (1863-1894)
Barnet Urban District Council (1894-1965)
|HQ= 29 Wood Street, Barnet
|Start= 5 October 1863
|End= 31 March 1965
|Replace= London Borough of Barnet
|Image= 220px
Council's offices, now the North London Coroner's Court
|PopulationFirstYear= 1911
|AreaFirst= {{convert|1510|acre|km2|1}}
|AreaFirstYear= 1911
|DensityFirst= 6.9/acre
|DensityFirstYear= 1911
|PopulationSecondYear= 1931
|AreaSecond= {{convert|3114|acre|km2|1}}
|AreaSecondYear= 1931
|DensitySecond= 4.7/acre
|DensitySecondYear= 1931
|PopulationLastYear= 1961
|AreaLast= {{convert|4290|acre|km2|1}}
|AreaLastYear= 1961
|DensityLast= 6.5/acre
|DensityLastYear= 1961
}}
Barnet was a local government district in south Hertfordshire from 1863 to 1965 around the town of Barnet.
Creation
Barnet Local Government District was created on 5 October 1863, after the town's ratepayers decided to adopt the Local Government Act 1858, and it was governed by a local board.{{London Gazette|issue=22776|page=4745|date=2 October 1863}} Under the Public Health Act 1872 local government districts were also designated as urban sanitary districts. The Local Government Act 1894 (56 & 57 Vict. c. 73) reconstituted the area as an urban district with effect from 31 December 1894, and the local board was replaced by an elected Barnet Urban District Council.[http://www.historicaldirectories.org/exe/wwt.dll/pdf?fn=e:\hdapps\0000a0qz.pdf Kelly's Directory of Hertfordshire 1899, p.31 (Historical Directories), accessed January 27, 2008] The urban district was extended in 1905, 1914 and 1935.Frederic A Youngs Jr., Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol I: Southern England, London ,1979
Civil parishes
The district originally consisted of parts of the parishes of Chipping Barnet in Hertfordshire, and Monken Hadley and South Mimms in Middlesex. The Local Government Act 1888 adjusted the county boundaries in 1889, so that the entire district was in Hertfordshire; forming part of a long, thin protrusion into Middlesex surrounded by that county on two sides, to the north and south.
The Local Government Act 1894 (56 & 57 Vict. c. 73) divided the urban district into three civil parishes:
- Chipping Barnet (from the part of Chipping Barnet parish in Barnet Urban District)
- Hadley (from the part of Monken Hadley parish in Barnet Urban District)
- South Mimms Urban (from the part of South Mimms parish in Barnet Urban District)
On 30 September 1896 the parish of South Mimms Urban (and therefore Barnet Urban District) was enlarged, gaining area previously in the parish of South Mimms (South Mimms Rural District).{{cite web|title=South Mimms Urban CP Boundary changes|url=http://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10217477/relationships|work=A Vision of Britain|access-date=31 May 2014}}
On 25 June the following year the parish of Chipping Barnet was also enlarged, gaining area previously in the parish of Arkley (Barnet Rural District).{{cite web|title=Chipping Barnet Ch/CP Boundary changes|url=http://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10037463/relationships|work=A Vision of Britain|access-date=31 May 2014}}
In 1905 and 1914 respectively the parishes of Arkley and Totteridge were added, from Barnet Rural District. Rowley parish was added on 1 April 1935, created from area of the parishes of Elstree, Ridge and Shenley that lay east of the A1 in the Barnet Rural District.
Abolition
Barnet Urban District was abolished by the London Government Act 1963 and its former area transferred from Hertfordshire to Greater London on 1 April 1965. Its former area was combined with that of other districts to form the present-day London Borough of Barnet.
Politics
The urban district was divided into six wards for elections: Arkley East, Arkley West, Barnet North, Barnet South, Totteridge East and Totteridge West.
=Urban district council=
=Parliament constituency=
For elections to Parliament, the urban district was part of the constituency of:
In 1945 St Albans was divided as an emergency measure because its electorate exceeded 100,000 voters, with the urban district becoming part of the new constituency of:
Gallery
Image:Barnet 1961.png|In 1961: 1 is Barnet and 2 is East Barnet
File:Barnet Civil Parish Map 1863.svg|District in 1863.
File:Barnet Civil Parish Map 1894.svg|District in 1894.
File:Barnet Civil Parish Map 1935.svg|District in 1935.
References
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External links
{{cite vob|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit_page.jsp?u_id=10042082&c_id=10001043|map=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/bound_map_page.jsp?first=true&u_id=10042082&c_id=10001043|name=Barnet UD|accessdate=28 January 2008}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20171122183257/http://www.barnetsociety.org.uk/ Barnet Society web site]
{{London Government Act 1963}}
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Category:History of Hertfordshire
Category:History of the London Borough of Barnet
Category:Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894
Category:Districts abolished by the London Government Act 1963
Category:Local Government Districts created by the Local Government Act 1858
Category:History of local government in London (1889–1965)