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The History of Totteridge and Whetstone
(London Borough of Barnet N20, Greater London)

Totteridge is an area of the London Borough of Barnet in north London, England. It is a mixture of suburban development and open land (including some farmland) situated 8.20 miles (13.05 km) north north-west of Charing Cross.

It gives its name to a ward in the borough and to the St Andrew, Totteridge ecclesiastical parish of the Diocese of St Albans.

Called Tatarige in the 13c, The settlement is probably named after someone called Tata. The ridge is the high ground between the valleys of the Dollis Brook and Folly Brook. Over the centuries the rural qualities of Totteridge have attracted well-to-do families. Cardinal Manning was born at Copped Hall in Totteridge in 1808. With the opening of Great Northern Railway station in 1872, late-Victorian and Edwardian mansions were built around the old village. In late 1930s, following the conversion of the railway station into an underground station on the Northern Line, smaller properties were built within walking distance from the station (Totteridge and Whetstone tube station).