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Hadley Wood is a suburb in the north of Greater London, close to the border with Hertfordshire. It is located in the London Borough of Enfield, about 11 miles (17.7 km) north north-west of Charing Cross and is situated close to Barnet.
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- Map of Hadley Wood Barnet UK
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- Train
- Underground
- Buses
- Places of interest
- History
- Notable residents
- Education
- References
Map of Hadley Wood, Barnet, UK
In January 2008, it became part of the Transport for London London low emission zone, along with the majority of the rest of Greater London.
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Train
Hadley Wood railway station is located at the meeting of Crescent East and Crescent West in the centre of Hadley Wood. It is operated by Great Northern.
Underground
There is no underground station in Hadley Wood. The closest are Cockfosters tube station (Piccadilly line) and High Barnet tube station (Northern line).
Buses
London Buses routes 298 and 399 serve Hadley Wood.
Places of interest
Trent Park - A country house, now open to the public. It was once part of Enfield Chase, a royal hunting ground for Henry VIII, Elizabeth I and James I.
History
Hadley Wood borders onto the village of Monken Hadley, now a suburb of Barnet, and the two settlements share some features of social life. However, in modern history the two communities are distinct and separate, belonging to different parishes (both civil and ecclesiastical), which in turn belong to different civil Boroughs and ecclesiastical Deaneries.
Hadley Wood has historically been linked to Cockfosters. In civil administration it was part of the Municipal Borough of Enfield from its foundation in 1850 until 1965. In 1909 it became part of the newly created Ward of Hadley Wood and Cockfosters, for the return of local Councillors. In 1965 the Municipal Borough was abolished, and the London Borough of Enfield formed. The Ward of Hadley Wood and Cockfosters, whilst covering the same geographical area, is now known simply as the Ward of Cockfosters.
In ecclesiastical administration, Hadley Wood remains part of the parish of Cockfosters, and the Deanery of Enfield. However, in 1911 a small local church (technically a 'proprietary chapel') dedicated to St Paul was opened on Camlet Way, Hadley Wood. Although it has not achieved the status of a parish church, it now operates independently of Cockfosters parish church, with its own staff and administration.
The large railway station at Hadley Wood, with four long platforms, seems out of proportion to the size of the community. Local folklore suggests that the station was enlarged at the behest of local resident Sir Nigel Gresley, the Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London and North Eastern Railway, who lived in Hadley Wood during the 1920s and 1930s before moving closer to St Albans, although there seems to be little or no evidence to support the theory.
Notable residents
Education
Hadley Wood School is a primary school administered by the London Borough of Enfield.
There is a Church of England Primary School in the neighbouring community of Monken Hadley, administered by the London Borough of Barnet.
A private Roman Catholic secondary school, St Martha's Convent School, takes female students from the ages of 11-18 and is located in nearby Monken Hadley.