West Hendon Playing Fields
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West Hendon Playing Fields is a 62 acre public park in West Hendon
in the London Borough of Barnet
. It is one of Barnet's Premier Parks.
It is a large grassed area with scattered mature trees. It has two tennis courts, several football pitches, a children's playground, a private bowls club, a basketball shooting hoop and a car park. The park formed part of the extensive open spaces owned by Hendon Borough Council
in 1932 which became part of the London Borough of Barnet in 1965.
The park is bordered on the south by the Brent Reservoir
nature reserve, and on the east by Silver Jubilee Park in Brent
. There is also access from Goldsmith Avenue and Fryent Grove.
West Hendon
West Hendon is a place in the London Borough of Barnet.-History:West Hendon was a settlement within that part of the ancient parish of Hendon known as the Hyde, and is now a part of the London Borough of Barnet. It was formally known, from 1878–1890, as New Hendon, a small railway development on...
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...
. It is one of Barnet's Premier Parks.
It is a large grassed area with scattered mature trees. It has two tennis courts, several football pitches, a children's playground, a private bowls club, a basketball shooting hoop and a car park. The park formed part of the extensive open spaces owned by Hendon Borough Council
Municipal Borough of Hendon
Hendon was an ancient civil parish of around which included Mill Hill, as well as Golders Green and Childs Hill. In 1894 it was created an urban district of Middlesex and in 1932 it became a municipal borough...
in 1932 which became part of the London Borough of Barnet in 1965.
The park is bordered on the south by the Brent Reservoir
Brent Reservoir
The Brent Reservoir is a reservoir which straddles the boundary between the London boroughs of Brent and Barnet and is owned by British Waterways...
nature reserve, and on the east by Silver Jubilee Park in Brent
London Borough of Brent
In 1801, the civil parishes that form the modern borough had a total population of 2,022. This rose slowly throughout the 19th century, as the district became built up; reaching 5,646 in the middle of the century. When the railways arrived the rate of population growth increased...
. There is also access from Goldsmith Avenue and Fryent Grove.