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What is Golders Green famous for?

What is Golders Green famous for?

Golders Green is famous for its Jewish communities. There were Jewish family shops and homes by 1910, and by 1915 there were thought to be about 300 Jewish families. In 1913 the first public service was held in West Heath Drive. Dunstan Road synagogue, Golders Green, was opened in 1922.

What postcode is Golders Green?

Area Information for Golders Green Road, Barnet, London, NW11 9AA. Golders Green Road in Barnet is in the London region of England. The postcode is within the Golders Green ward/electoral division, which is in the constituency of Finchley and Golders Green.

Which borough is Golders Green?

Barnet Council
Golders Green | Barnet Council.

Why do so many Jews live in Golders Green?

During the 1930’s more Jews came from urban London in an attempt to escape the Nazi persecution that was beginning in the city. It was during this time that the original Golders Green Estate was built in the South-West on the site that had been the famed Cricklewood Aerodrome, a famous airfield, in earlier years.

What Tube line is Golders Green on?

Northern line
Golders Green is a London Underground station in Golders Green, north London. The station is on the Edgware branch of the Northern line between Hampstead and Brent Cross. It is in Travelcard Zone 3 and is the first surface station on the Edgware branch when heading north.

Is Colindale a safe area?

Colindale is the most dangerous neighbourhood in the borough by some distance. Although there were no murders in Colindale, there were 66 cases of violence that resulted in injury and 137 cases of violence that did not result in injury.

Is Colindale a good place to live?

Colindale has been transformed over the last decade. It’s always been a great place to live for families or older couples, not to mention those looking for an easy commute into Central London. With so much on offer, it’s easy to see why Colindale is such a desirable place to live.

Which area is NW11?

The NW11 postcode area is located in the London postcode town region, within the county of Greater London, and contains a total of 1661 individual postcodes. There are 5 electoral wards in the NW11 postcode area, including London which come under the local authority of the Barnet Council.

Is Hendon a good place to live?

The quality of life in Hendon is very good. Hendon is known to be a fairly safe area, with wide pavements. There are a number of good schools in the area, with a wide selection of both primary and secondary schools and colleges. It also has excellent transport links, with buses and trains running on a regular basis.

When did Golders Green become a Jewish town?

Golders Green has been an English town since the 13th century! The majority of residents of this town first moved in after the first World War from more crowded areas, and this is when the first synagogues was built. The first Jewish service was held in this area in 1913 in West Heath Drive.

What kind of people live in Golders Green?

The 1930s also saw the erection of mansion blocks in central Golders Green. In recent years new commu­ni­ties, espe­cially Korean and Japanese, have been moving into Golders Green – but Judaism remains the ward’s predom­i­nant faith, well ahead of Chris­tianity in second place.

When did Golders Green become a public park?

A number of ‘ornamental villas’ appeared from the late 18th century and the cross­roads that forms the hub of Golders Green was created by the arrival of the Finchley Road in the late 1820s. The London County Council’s acquis­ition of Golders Hill House and its gardens in 1898 brought the first public park to the urban district of Hendon.

Where was the Golders Green Estate in London?

Immigrant Jews fleeing Nazi perse­cu­tion augmented the settle­ment during the 1930s. At the same time, the builders Laing laid out the racetrack-shaped Golders Green estate in the south-west corner of the district. Crick­le­wood Aerodrome had occupied the site from 1916 to 1930.