Hadley is a district of the London Borough of Barnet between Chipping Barnet in the south and Monken Hadley in the north. It was formerly a civil parish of Barnet Urban District.
Hadley includes Hadley Green which is bisected by the Great North Road and includes Hadley Green Road, and a number of grade II listed houses on the east side such as Ossulston House [1] and The Grange. [2]
Hadley manor house stood on the eastern side of Hadley Green Road. It was purchased in 1890 [3] by the milliners Rhoda Wyburn and her sister Emily from Julia Hyde, widow of Henry Hyde of Ely Place, Holborn. [4] It was destroyed by fire in the early 1930s and the site purchased by East Barnet council in 1934 on Rhoda's death. [3] The house was demolished in 1935. At about the same time, Rhoda gave to the public the land known as Hadley Manor Fields to the rear of the manor house which was combined with purchases from adjacent estates such as the Hadley Hurst Estate and Gladsmuir Estate to form King George's Fields which were created to mark the jubilee of King George V. [5] Nothing remains of the manor house today and the site is used as the western entrance to King George's Fields.
Enfield is a large town in north London, England, 10.1 miles (16.3 km) north of Charing Cross. It had a population of 156,858 in 2018. It includes the areas of Botany Bay, Brimsdown, Bulls Cross, Bullsmoor, Bush Hill Park, Clay Hill, Crews Hill, Enfield Highway, Enfield Lock, Enfield Town, Enfield Wash, Forty Hill, Freezywater, Gordon Hill, Grange Park, Hadley Wood, Ponders End, and World's End.
New Barnet is a neighbourhood on the north east side of the London Borough of Barnet. It is a largely residential North London suburb located east of Chipping Barnet, west of Cockfosters, south of the village of Monken Hadley and north of Oakleigh Park.
Monken Hadley is a place in the London Borough of Barnet. An ancient country village north of Barnet, it is now a suburban development on the very edge of Greater London 11 miles (18 km) north north-west of Charing Cross, while retaining much of its rural character.
The London Borough of Barnet, located on the northern periphery of London and having much of the area within its boundaries in the Metropolitan Green Belt, has many parks and open spaces. In addition there are large areas taken over by cemeteries and golf courses, and part of Hampstead Heath.
Hadley Wood is suburb of north London, close to the border with Hertfordshire. It is part of the London Borough of Enfield, 11 miles (17.7 km) north of Charing Cross, close to Chipping Barnet.
Ludgrove, or Ludgrave, or Ludgraves, was an estate and farm in Middlesex between Monken Hadley in the west and Cockfosters in the east in what is now north London. It was centered on Ludgrove Farm near to Cockfosters.
King George's Fields is a 28-hectare (69-acre) Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade II, in Monken Hadley in the London Borough of Barnet.
Monken Hadley Common lies within the Monken Hadley Conservation Area, and is listed as a “Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade I,” by the London Borough of Barnet. It is registered common land, and it is owned by the Trustees of Monken Hadley Common.
Mount House School is a private day school for pupils from 11 to 18. The school is co-educational and is situated in Monken Hadley, in the London Borough of Barnet. It was previously the Architectural Association School between 1940–45; and then St Martha’s Catholic School for Girls was founded in 1947 at Mount House from the mid-20th Century until 2017.
Ossulston House is a Grade II listed building opposite Joslin's Pond in Hadley Green Road, Hadley, to the north of Chipping Barnet. It is one of what was an almost complete line of houses between Chipping Barnet and Monken Hadley along the east side of Hadley Green which were built in the 18th and 19th centuries as wealthy merchants from London populated the area.
Hadley Hurst is a grade II* listed building on Hadley Common road, in Monken Hadley, north of Chipping Barnet.
Pagitts Almshouses, 1–6 Hadley Green Road, Monken Hadley, in the London Borough of Barnet, are grade II listed buildings. The almshouses are on the north side of the road between St Mary, Monken Hadley church and the Monken Hadley Common Gate House and Gates.
Pymlicoe House is a grade II listed house in Hadley Green West, Monken Hadley, in the London Borough of Barnet. The house dates from the later 18th century and was probably stuccoed in the mid 19th century.
Mount House, Camlet Way, Monken Hadley, in the London Borough of Barnet, is a grade II* listed house. The attached stable block is also listed.
Ludgrove Hall is an historic manor house in the parish of Monken Hadley, formerly within the county of Middlesex. Today the property has been overtaken by the suburbs of North London, and is situated on Games Road, Cockfosters, on the edge of Monken Hadley Common. It was originally a private home but then became Ludgrove School and has now been converted to flats. Additional buildings have since been constructed in the grounds.Following compulsory purchase it was used as residential accommodation for students at Trent Park College of Education in 1960s and 70s. This was later taken over by Middlesex University.
Games Road is a road in Cockfosters, London, that runs from Chalk Road in the east into Monken Hadley Common in the west. The road falls into the Monken Hadley Conservation Area.
Church View and Church Cottages are grade II listed buildings in Hadley Green Road, Monken Hadley, to the north of Chipping Barnet, London Borough of Barnet, England. They face directly on to St Mary the Virgin church, hence the name. Church View dates from the late 17th or early 18th centuries while the three adjacent terraced Church Cottages were built in the mid 19th century.
Rhoda Wyburn was an English milliner who with her sister Emily ran a successful business in Regent Street that enabled them to buy Hadley Manor near Chipping Barnet in north London. The sisters were committed Methodists who donated funds to establish Methodist churches in north London and elsewhere.
Monkenhurst is a house in the Victorian Gothic style at 15 The Crescent on the north edge of New Barnet in London, England. It overlooks Monken Hadley Common. The house was built in 1880 to a design by Peter Dollar and was once the home of the comedian Spike Milligan.
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