| Barnet Common | |
|---|---|
 Barnet Common (centre) on an 1805 map[1] | |
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| Nearest town | Chipping Barnet |
| Established | 16th century |
| Closed | 1815 |
| Designation | Common land |
Barnet Common was an area of common land to the south of the town of Chipping Barnet in what is now north London. The Common was created after a wood was cleared in the 16th century and was mostly used by local people to graze their animals. It was the location of a Digger colony and of the Barnet Physic Well at which mineral water was consumed. Part of the Common was enclosed in 1729 and the rest in 1815, leading to development on the north and south sides, and later infilling.
- ^ Chipping Barnet. British Library. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ Sheet 45. Map of Hertfordshire. Originally published by Ordnance Survey, Southampton, 1873–1885. British History Online. Retrieved 13 July 2021.