In 1889, under the Local Government Act 1888, the civil parish was transferred to Hertfordshire and was included in 1894, under the Local Government Act 1894, in the East Barnet Urban District of Hertfordshire.
In 1889, under the Local Government Act 1888, the civil parish was transferred to Hertfordshire. Under the Local Government Act 1894 the parish was split with a Hadley parish becoming part of the Barnet Urban District, while the remaining part of the parish became part of the East Barnet Urban District of Hertfordshire.