Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Finchley is a place in London, England in the London Borough of Barnet. Situated in the North of London, Finchley is divided into three: East Finchley, roughly speaking, the area between Highgate and the North Circular Road; Finchley Central (Church End), the area centred around Ballards Lane; and North Finchley, the area surrounding Tally-Ho Corner. Finchley is predominantly a residential area, though East Finchley is the home to McDonalds UK headquarters. Barnet, Finchley was the Parliamentary Constituency of Margaret Thatcher, UK Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990. Nearest places: Highgate Hendon Whetstone Golders Green Muswell Hill Nearest tube stations: East Finchley tube station Finchley Central tube station West Finchley tube station Totteridge and Whetstone tube station All are on the Northern Line. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.