About the Coat of Arms

The Arms were created using the following information

The London Borough of Barnet was formed by the amalgamation of the Borough of Finchley, the Borough of Hendon, the Barnet Urban District, the East Barnet Urban District and the Friern Barnet Urban District.

  Coat of Arms

The Traditional bee hive in the centre of the shield refers to the husbandry of Bees and to the Art of Beekeeping 

The green hill, in part, lent from the arms of the Borough of Hendon, symbolises the origin of the name Hendon 'at the high down'

The Saxon crown, lent from the arms of Middlesex County Council, refers to the fact that a large part of the London Borough was once part of that county.

The red and white roses, from the device of the Barnet UDC and the arms of the East Barnet UDC, refer to the Battle of Barnet, the climactic confrontation of the Wars of the Roses.

The winged airscrew, from the crest of the Borough of Hendon, refers to the former borough's links with aviation.

The swords, also from the device of the Barnet UDC and the arms of the East Barnet UDC, are a reference to the Battle of Barnet


The lion and stag are derived from the supporters of the Borough of Finchley, where the lion was derived from the heraldry of the Compton Family, former holders of the Manor. The stag symbolised the game once hunted by Tudor monarchs in the forests hereabouts.

The crosses are from the crest of the Friern Barnet UDC, they represent the Knights of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, who held the ancient priory there.

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