Broadfields Estate
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Broadfields Estate is a locality in the London Borough of Barnet
in northwest London
, UK. The area consists of 1960s and 1970s housing, mostly. At the same time, there are many regular 1930s housing.
It is located west from the M1 motorway
and north from the A41 road
(Edgware Way and Watford Bypass). Two primary schools are also located there including a recreational ground, a sports ground and Edgwarebury Park
at the west.
The local shops are located at the centre of Glengall Road, including a Londis
store, a Post Office
and a pharmacy
.
Bus route 288 serves Broadfields. Buses towards Broadfields Estate go along Broadfields Avenue and terminate at Bushfield Crescent. Buses going towards Queensbury
(other direction) serves Bushfield Crescent (clockwise), then Glengall Road, and then Broadfields Avenue before eventually entering the A41 and Edgwarebury Lane.
London Borough of Barnet
The London Borough of Barnet is a London borough in North London and forms part of Outer London. It has a population of 331,500 and covers . It borders Hertfordshire to the north and five other London boroughs: Harrow and Brent to the west, Camden and Haringey to the south-east and Enfield to the...
in northwest London
London
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, UK. The area consists of 1960s and 1970s housing, mostly. At the same time, there are many regular 1930s housing.
It is located west from the M1 motorway
M1 motorway
The M1 is a north–south motorway in England primarily connecting London to Leeds, where it joins the A1 near Aberford. While the M1 is considered to be the first inter-urban motorway to be completed in the United Kingdom, the first road to be built to motorway standard in the country was the...
and north from the A41 road
A41 road
The A41 is a formerly-major trunk road in England that links London and Birkenhead, although it has now largely been superseded by motorways. It passes through or near various towns and cities including Watford, Hemel Hempstead, Aylesbury, Solihull, Birmingham, West Bromwich, Wolverhampton,...
(Edgware Way and Watford Bypass). Two primary schools are also located there including a recreational ground, a sports ground and Edgwarebury Park
Edgwarebury Park
Edgwarebury Park is a large park in Edgware in the London Borough of Barnet. It was once part of the manor of Earlsbury, and the earliest reference to it is in a Royal Writ of 1216. There is still evidence of the older landscape of fields and woodland. Hendon Rural District and Middlesex County...
at the west.
The local shops are located at the centre of Glengall Road, including a Londis
Londis
Londis is the name for two convenience store franchises operating in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. The stores form a symbol group and are all owned on a franchise basis.-Great Britain:...
store, a Post Office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
and a pharmacy
Pharmacy
Pharmacy is the health profession that links the health sciences with the chemical sciences and it is charged with ensuring the safe and effective use of pharmaceutical drugs...
.
Bus route 288 serves Broadfields. Buses towards Broadfields Estate go along Broadfields Avenue and terminate at Bushfield Crescent. Buses going towards Queensbury
Queensbury
Queensbury may refer to:* Queensbury, London* Queensbury, New York* Queensbury, West Yorkshire...
(other direction) serves Bushfield Crescent (clockwise), then Glengall Road, and then Broadfields Avenue before eventually entering the A41 and Edgwarebury Lane.