Hadley Wood | |
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Hadley Wood shown within Greater London | |
OS grid reference | TQ265975 |
London borough | |
Ceremonial county | Greater London |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BARNET |
Postcode district | EN4 |
Dialling code | 020 |
Police | Metropolitan |
Fire | London |
Ambulance | London |
EU Parliament | London |
UK Parliament | |
London Assembly | |
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.
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.
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.
There is no underground station in Hadley Wood. The closest are Cockfosters tube station (Piccadilly line) and High Barnet tube station (Northern line).
London Buses routes 298 and 399 serve Hadley Wood.
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.
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.