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Ballards Lane, Finchley, Middlesex

Finchley

Finchley is a town in Middlesex, all within the northern reaches of the metropolitan conurbation. Finchley is predominantly a suburban, residential town with three distinctive town centres.

The town is on high ground, about seven miles north of the heart of London. Its name is first recorded in the early 13th century but is from earlier Old English, and probably means "Finch Clearing". (Read more)