The history of Whetstone can be traced back to 1318, where documents refer to it as Whetstan, a name thought to derive from the Olde Englishe word HWETSTAN, meaning the place of a sharpening stone.

Finchley, named after the preponderance of Finches, Barnet, after the original clearing in the Great Forest, and Whetsone, were extensively developed in Victorian and Edwardian times and laterly in the inter-World War period, providing high quality residences in a lush, leafy suburb of North London. Local services are provided by the London Borough of Barnet, with the Town Hall situated at The Burroughs, Hendon.

The area is well served by public transport, with frequent bus connections to Barnet, Edgware, Mill Hill, Golders Green, Highgate, Muswell Hill, Walthamstow, and Enfield. A 10 minute walk to Woodside Park station on the Northern Line and the excitement of Central London is only a 40 minute Underground journey away.

Local shops, superstores, pubs, restaurants, numerous parks and a wide variety of sporting and social activities make this a very desirable place to live. Needless to say, parking is a problem, although public carparks are available there are never enough spaces.

Most streets have at least one place designated for disabled drivers, but due to the proximity of DabB offices and a doctor's surgery we have the benefit of three.