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Potters Bar is a town in Hertfordshire, England, [1] 13 miles (21 km) north of central London. In 2011, it had a population of 21,882. [2][n 1] In the 2021 census, the four wards that make up Potters Bar - Bentley Heath & The Royds, Furzefield, Oakmere and Parkfield - had a combined population of 22,536.
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The origin of the "Potters" component of the town's name is uncertain but is generally thought to have been derived from the Pottere family who lived in the parish of South Mimms or from evidence of a Roman pottery thought to have been sited locally. The "Bar" component is thought to refer to the gates leading from the South Mimms parish and into t...
Potters Bar was within the historic parish of South Mimms. Its growth from a hamlet in the parish to a town in its own right, the northernmost town of Middlesex, can be attributed its position on the great transport routes. The Great North Road, one of two road routes from the City of London to the north of England, ran through Potters Bar.The road...
The A1 was built as a major 'arterial' road and a crossroads at Bignells Corner linked it to the Barnet to St Albans road. Potters Bar is now also served by junctions 23 and 24 of the M25 motorway. Potters Bar railway station is the highest on the line between London's King's Cross Station and York. The First Capital Connect route serving Potters B...
Potters Bar falls within the Diocese of London. There are several churches in Potters Bar, which include: 1. Church of England: 1.1. All Saints Church (at the top of the Walk, the first Anglican parish in the town created from the parish of South Mimms in the 1800). 1.2. Christ Church 1.3. King Charles the Martyr 1.4. St Mary the Virgin 2. Baptist:...
There are six primary and infant state schools in Potters Bar and the surrounding area; they are Cranborne School, Ladbrooke JMI, Little Heath Primary, Oakmere Primary, Pope Paul R C Primary and Wroxham School. There are four secondary schools in Potters Bar and the surrounding area; they are Chancellor's, Dame Alice Owen's, Goffs Oak and Mount Gra...
Potters Bar has a King George V Playing Field in memorial to King George V, which is situated behind the Furzefield Centre, a swimming pool and leisure centre run by Hertsmere District Council. Also in the town is Potters Bar Town FC, Potters Bar Swimming Club (PBSC), a tennis club, a cricket club, a golf course and the Wyllyotts Centre; a theatre,...
James Carter - celebrated jazz musician and former actorAcker Bilk - Famous clarinetist divides his time between Pensford, Somerset and Potters BarFormer Eastenders Actress Letitia Dean was born in Potters Bar.Terry Lightfoot - jazz musician was born in Potters Bar spent his early years therePOTTERS-BAR, a village and a chapelry in South Mimms parish, Middlesex. The village stands near the Great Northern railway, and near the boundary with Herts, 1 mile S E of a r. station of its ownname, and 3 N N E of Barnet; and has a post-office‡under Barnet.
THE EARLY HISTORY OF POTTERS BAR. a surprising range of factors. The first of these was the negotiations between the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Mercia, covering Middle England, and the Saxon Kingdom of Essex, covering the area north of the Thames .
Potters Bar is a town in Hertfordshire, England, 13 miles (21 km) north of central London. In 2011, it had a population of 21,882. In the 2021 census, the four ...
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These new estates were the start of major development in Potters Bar and as time moved on the green open fields gave way to buildings of both residential and commercial purpose. Potters Bar became part of Hertfordshire in 1965, transferring from the county of Middlesex.
