Geography
Brent Cross is in the London Borough of Barnet and contains the Brent Cross Shopping Centre. The area takes its name from an old crossroads near the River Brent and is not in the London Borough of Brent (that local authority lies to the west of the nearby A5 Edgware Road). It has no specific boundaries but in general only premises west of the Brent Cross Flyover, east of the M1 motorway and close to the North Circular are described as being in Brent Cross. The River Brent passes through it, flowing from east to west in a man-made channel.
| Colindale | Hendon | Temple Fortune | ||
| West Hendon, Staples Corner | Golders Green | |||
| Brent Cross | ||||
| Dollis Hill | Cricklewood | Childs Hill |
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