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Oakleigh Park
Oakleigh Park
	The junction of Oakleigh Park South and Oakleigh Avenue
	Oakleigh Park Location within Greater London
OS grid reference	TQ265935
London borough	Barnet;
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	N20
Post town	BARNET
Postcode district	EN5
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	Chipping Barnet;
London Assembly	Barnet and Camden;
	List of places UK England London 51°37′34″N 0°10′18″W / 51.6260°N 0.1716°W

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Oakleigh Park is a loosely defined district in the north of the London Borough of Barnet. It adjoins Whetstone, and is often regarded either as part of that or of East Barnet, although the East Coast Main Line forms a border with the latter. The name is a relatively modern invention,^[1] after the eponymous station which opened in 1873. Since 2002 'Oakleigh' has also been the name of the electoral ward for the area, formed from parts of the abolished Hadley and Friern Barnet wards.

The principal road is Oakleigh Road North. Turnings off this road include Oakleigh Park North, Oakleigh Avenue and Oakleigh Park South. There is a small shopping parade on Netherlands Road just to the north of the railway station.

Education[edit]

Primary schools in Oakleigh Park include:

All Saints
Sacred Heart

Transport[edit]

Bus[edit]

Transport for London bus route 383 stops directly outside Oakleigh Park railway station, as well as operating a Hail and Ride service along Netherlands Road and Oakleigh Park North/Athenaeum Road. Buses run towards Barnet (the Spires) or towards Woodside Park tube station, every 30 minutes Mondays to Saturdays except late evenings. There is currently no service on this route on Sundays or public holidays.

Railway station[edit]

Oakleigh Park railway station - Great Northern

Tube station[edit]

Nearby:

Totteridge and Whetstone tube station - Northern line

Notable people[edit]

British Army chaplain Noel Mellish, recipient of the Victoria Cross for his actions in rescuing wounded men during the First World War, was born at Trenabie House, in Oakleigh Park North, in 1880. The house no longer exists but in March 2016 a plaque was installed nearby in a ceremony attended by Mellish's daughter Claire.^[2]

John Betjeman visited the area while working at nearby Heddon Court and references "Oakley" Park and Rosslyn Avenue in the poem "The Outer Suburbs".

References[edit]

^ "Oakleigh". Barnet Council. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
^ Victoria Cross recipient honoured. London Borough of Barnet, 24 March 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.

External links[edit]

Media related to Oakleigh Park at Wikimedia Commons

[1] "Oakleigh". Barnet Council. Retrieved 4 August 2021.

[2] Victoria Cross recipient honoured. London Borough of Barnet, 24 March 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.

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-'''Oakleigh Park''' is a loosely defined area in the north of the [[London Borough of Barnet]]. It adjoins [[Whetstone, London|Whetstone]], and is often regarded either as part of that or of [[East Barnet]]. However it has its own identity and its own railway station.
+'''Oakleigh Park''' is a loosely defined district in the north of the [[London Borough of Barnet]]. It adjoins [[Whetstone, London|Whetstone]], and is often regarded either as part of that or of [[East Barnet]], although the [[East Coast Main Line]] forms a border with the latter. The name is a relatively modern invention,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Oakleigh|url=https://www.barnet.gov.uk/wards/oakleigh|access-date=2021-08-04|website=Barnet Council|language=en}}</ref> after the eponymous [[Oakleigh Park railway station|station]] which opened in 1873. Since 2002 'Oakleigh' has also been the name of the electoral ward for the area, formed from parts of the abolished Hadley and Friern Barnet wards.
-The principal road is Oakleigh Road North.  Turnings off this road include Oakleigh Park North, Oakleigh Avenue and Oakleigh Park South. There is also a small shopping parade on Netherlands Road just to the north of the railway station. The name is a relatively modern invention, the station being called that when it opened in 1873.
+The principal road is Oakleigh Road North. Turnings off this road include Oakleigh Park North, Oakleigh Avenue and Oakleigh Park South. There is a small shopping parade on Netherlands Road just to the north of the railway station.
-== Transport links ==
+== Education ==
+Primary schools in Oakleigh Park include:
+* All Saints
+* Sacred Heart
+== Transport  ==
 ===Bus===
 [[Transport for London]] bus route [[London buses route 383|383]] stops directly outside [[Oakleigh Park railway station]], as well as operating a [[Hail and Ride]] service along Netherlands Road and Oakleigh Park North/Athenaeum Road. Buses run towards Barnet (the Spires) or towards Woodside Park tube station, every 30 minutes Mondays to Saturdays except late evenings. There is currently no service on this route on Sundays or public holidays.
 ===Railway station===
-* [[Oakleigh Park railway station]] - [[Thameslink and Great Northern|Great Northern]]
+*[[Oakleigh Park railway station]] - [[Thameslink and Great Northern|Great Northern]]
 ===Tube station===
 Nearby:
-* [[Totteridge and Whetstone tube station]] - [[Northern line]]
+*[[Totteridge and Whetstone tube station]] - [[Northern line]]
-==Schools==
-===Primary===
+==Notable people==
-* All Saints
+[[File:Edward Noel Mellish plaque and bench, Oakleigh Park North.JPG|thumb|The plaque to the memory of Noel Mellish VC in Oakleigh Park North with the associated bench and wreaths, April 2016.]]
-* Sacred Heart
+British Army chaplain [[Noel Mellish]], recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]] for his actions in rescuing wounded men during the First World War, was born at Trenabie House, in Oakleigh Park North, in 1880. The house no longer exists but in March 2016 a plaque was installed nearby in a ceremony attended by Mellish's daughter Claire.<ref>[https://www.barnet.gov.uk/citizen-home/news/Victoria-Cross-recipient-honoured.html Victoria Cross recipient honoured.] [[London Borough of Barnet]], 24 March 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.</ref>
+[[John Betjeman]] visited the area while working at nearby [[Belmont (East Barnet)|Heddon Court]] and references "Oakley" Park and Rosslyn Avenue in the poem "The Outer Suburbs".
-==Geography==
 {{Geographic Location
 |title     = '''Neighbouring areas'''
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 |Southeast = [[Brunswick Park]]
 }}
+{{LB Barnet}}
+{{Areas of London}}
-== The Betjeman connection ==
-In [[John Betjeman]]’s poem, ‘The Outer Suburbs’ (1932), there is a reference to Oakleigh Park as ‘Oakley Park’: ‘The weary walk from Oakley Park/Through the soft suburban dark’. This is not a spelling that occurs elsewhere, but may be personal idiosyncrasy, rather than a simple mistake, given that Betjeman was, at the time, a schoolmaster in the area. (It could possibly be childhood association. The Betjemans became acquainted with a family called Oakley during holidays in Cornwall.<ref>{{cite book |last=Hillier |first=Bevis |title=Young Betjeman |year=1988 |publisher= John Murray Publishers Ltd|isbn=978-0-7195-4531-3 }}</ref>
 ==References==
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