The Hyde is a locality in the London Borough of Barnet

London Borough of Barnet

The London Borough of Barnet is a London borough in North London and forms part of Outer London. It has a population of 331,500 and covers . It borders Hertfordshire to the north and five other London boroughs: Harrow and Brent to the west, Camden and Haringey to the south-east and Enfield to the...

 in London

London

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, United Kingdom

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. The area is considered to form part of Hendon

Hendon

Hendon is a London suburb situated northwest of Charing Cross.-History:Hendon was historically a civil parish in the county of Middlesex. The manor is described in Domesday , but the name, 'Hendun' meaning 'at the highest hill', is earlier...

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History

The name is first recorded in 1281 as la Hyde meaning the hide of land; the amount of land considered enough to support a family, around 120 acre (0.4856232 km²).

Geography

It is located at grid ref

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 . It is part of the NW postcode area

NW postcode area

The NW postcode area, also known as the London NW postcode area, is a group of postcode districts covering part of northwest London, England...

. A short section of the A5 road in the area is also called The Hyde.