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==History== |
==History== |
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The name is first recorded in 1281 as ''la Hyde'' meaning ''[[Hide (unit)|the hide of land]]'', the amount of land considered enough to support a family, around {{convert|120|acre|km2}}.<ref>Mills, Anthony David ''Dictionary of London Place Names''. [[Oxford University Press]], 2001. ISBN |
The name is first recorded in 1281 as ''la Hyde'' meaning ''[[Hide (unit)|the hide of land]]'', the amount of land considered enough to support a family, around {{convert|120|acre|km2}}.<ref>Mills, Anthony David ''Dictionary of London Place Names''. [[Oxford University Press]], 2001. {{ISBN|0-19-280106-6}}.</ref> |
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==Geography== |
==Geography== |
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Revision as of 16:41, 2 July 2017
The Hyde is a locality in the London Borough of Barnet in London, United Kingdom, and also lies within Hendon.
History
The name is first recorded in 1281 as la Hyde meaning the hide of land, the amount of land considered enough to support a family, around 120 acres (0.49 km2).[1]
Geography
It is located at grid ref TQ215885. It is part of the NW postcode area. A short section of the A5 road in the area is also called The Hyde.
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References
- ^ Mills, Anthony David Dictionary of London Place Names. Oxford University Press, 2001. ISBN 0-19-280106-6.
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