Childs Hill

Childs Hill
Church Walk
Childs Hill Location within Greater London
Area	1.0163 km2 (0.3924 sq mi)
Population	6,406 (2011 Relevant Census Output Areas)[1][2]
• Density	6,303/km2 (16,320/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TQ245865
London borough	Barnet
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	NW2, NW3
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	Finchley and Golders Green
London Assembly	Barnet and Camden
List of places UK England London 51°33′47″N 0°11′49″W / 51.563°N 0.197°W / 51.563; -0.197

Childs Hill is one of two areas at the south end of the London Borough of Barnet along with Cricklewood which straddles three boroughs. It took its name from Richard le Child, who in 1312 held a customary house and "30 acres" of its area. It is a mainly late-19th-century suburban large neighbourhood centred 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Charing Cross bordered by the arterial road Hendon Way in the west and south-west, Dunstan Road in the north, West Heath and Golders Hill Park which form an arm of Hampstead Heath to the east and the borough boundary as to the short south-east border.

Child's Hill reaches relatively high ground in London along its eastern border. Adjoining Hampstead Heath features, less than a mile from the centre of Child's Hill, the summit of London's third-highest escarpment. From 1789 to 1847 Child's Hill hosted an optical telegraph station.