NORTH-HALL, (Hertfordshire) 3 m. N. of High-Barnet, and on the N. side of Enfield-Chace, is corruptly so called from
Northaw, or the North-Grove, here being a wood, that bel. to the mon. of St. Albans. In Q. Eliz's. R. a stately house was
built here by Hen. Dudley, E. of Warwick. It went after his death to the Ld. Russel of Thornhaughs; and after him to Rich.
Sidley, whose heir, William, sold it to Will. Leman; from whom it descended to Sir Will. Leman, Bt. his grandson, who
allows the rent of the wells, which is 10 l. a year, to the poor of the p. And K. Ja. I. gave 40 l. a year to the T. in
lieu of the ground, that he laid into his park at Theobalds out of the common; whereof 20 marks is applied to the use of
the school-master, and the rest is distributed among the commoners, or poor house-keepers there, at 5 s. apiece. The great
road from London to Yarmouth,went formerly thro' this p. by way of Shoreditch and South-gate.