Traditional county: London · Unitary authority: Greater London · Region: London
Explore Barnet, London with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Barnet map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
| Place | Barnet |
| Traditional County | London |
| Unitary Authority | Greater London |
| District / Borough | Barnet |
| Region | London |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.649679 |
| Longitude | -0.171247 |
| Place Type | Other Settlement |
Barnet, a substantial settlement in the London region, possesses a quiet dignity that belies its proximity to the bustling capital. It lies 5.3 km south-south-east of Potters Bar (from Potters Bar: bearing 163°T, OS grid TQ 266 961), and is situated south-west of Botany Bay village. The undulating terrain around Barnet offers glimpses of a landscape that has long supported agricultural life, with fields that seem to catch the diffused London light in a peculiar, almost pearlescent glow. Its historic market square, though now a thoroughfare for modern traffic, still retains a sense of its past, a place where generations have gathered to trade and converse. The enduring presence of ancient trees, their branches reaching towards the sky like weathered hands, speaks of a continuity that anchors Barnet in time.
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Explore Barnet, London, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.649679, -0.171247. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | June 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |