House Share Barnet

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Approximate Population: 314,019

The town was the site of the Battle of Barnet in 1471 (more accurately, Hadley), where Yorkist troops led by King Edward IV killed the rebellious “Kingmaker” Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick and Warwick’s brother, John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu.

It is the site of an ancient and well-known horse fair, hence the Cockney rhyming slang of Fair or for “hair”.   The fair dates back to 1588 when Queen Elizabeth I granted a charter to the Lord of the Manor of the right to hold a twice yearly fair.

Chipping (chipping meaning market) was historically a civil parish of Hertfordshire and formed part of the Urban District from 1894.   The parish was abolished in 1965 and the Chipping section of its former area was transferred to Greater London and the newly-created London Borough of .  In 1801 the parish had a population of 1,258 and covered an area of 1,440 acres (6 km²).   By 1901 the parish was reduced to 380 acres (1.5 km²) and had a population of 2,893.   In 1951 the population was 7,062.

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House Share Rochdale

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Approximate Population: 95,796

In Rochdale, demand for cross-Pennine trade (e.g. to support the local cotton, wool and silk industries) led to the building of George Stephenson’s Summit Railway Tunnel and the Canal (from Manchester to Yorkshire – re-opened in 2003 after years of neglect, including its division by a motorway).   The Manchester and Leeds Railway opened a station, but the line passed about a mile south of the town centre.   The station remains open, but much reduced from its heyday.   Trains run south (to Victoria), east (to Halifax, Bradford and Leeds) and to Victoria via the to via Oldham Line, (also known as the Oldham Loop).

is to be served by an extension of the Metrolink tram system, which would see the Oldham Loop converted from heavy rail to light rail.   This extension was deferred in 2004 on grounds of cost. In July 2006, however, ministers approved plans for extension from Victoria as far as the planned Rail Station stop just outside the station. Approval for extension into town centre, extended down Drake Street and terminating opposite bus station, as well as into Oldham town centre, is expected in 2008.

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