'''Barnet''' (Derivation: OE; ''land cleared by burning''), these days, is a [[borough]] in north-west [[Greater London]]. Settlements containing that name date back to the [[Anglo-Saxon]] times. It was granted a [[charters|charter]] in 1199 to hold a market and was known throughout the [[Middle Ages]] for its annual fair. Its growth was assisted by its position on the Great North Road from London, and it became a staging post for travellers. | '''Barnet''' (Derivation: OE; ''land cleared by burning''), these days, is a [[borough]] in north-west [[Greater London]]. Settlements containing that name date back to the [[Anglo-Saxon]] times. It was granted a [[charters|charter]] in 1199 to hold a market and was known throughout the [[Middle Ages]] for its annual fair. Its growth was assisted by its position on the Great North Road from London, and it became a staging post for travellers. |