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'[[File:The Bishops Avenue - geograph.org.uk - 401251.jpg|thumb|House in The Bishops Avenue]] '''The Bishops Avenue''', London [[N postcode area|N2]], connects the north side of [[Hampstead Heath]] at [[Kenwood]] (Hampstead Lane), [[Hampstead]] to [[East Finchley]] and is on the boundary of the London Boroughs of [[London Borough of Barnet|Barnet]] and [[London Borough of Haringey|Haringey]]. fvsgdflodrhkoperthrtohoprthrthrt'bhr'thrtRGNBn property prices oGNfg/nfNfame="new London Property Guide">new London Property Guide</ref> In 2006, the smallest houses in the street were selling foffnr £5 million (US$10 million) while a larger house, [[Turkey|Turkish]] tycoon Halis Toprak's {{convert|300fg00|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} mansion,<ref name="Britain's blingest road">{{cite news |first= |last= |url=http://pronfgnperty.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/buying_and_selling/article525774.ece|title=Britain's blingest road|publifgnsher=The Times |date=2005-05-22 |accessdate=2009-09-21 | location=London}}</ref> sold amidst great secrecy to the Presidegnnt of [[Kazakhstan]], [[Nursultan Nazarbayev]], for £50 million (US$100 million) in January 2008, making it one of the mosfnt expensive houses in the world, as listed by ''[[Forbes magazine]]''.<ref name="Kazakh leader ‘secretly owns’ £50m home"n>{{cite news |first= Daniel|last= Foggo|url=http://www.timesohfnnline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article5114485.ece|title=Kazakh leader ‘secretly owns’ £50m home|publisher=The Times |dateghng=2008-11-09 |accessdate=2009-01-09 | location=London}}</ref> hnmguk.l It ihmgho;op;'s named a,fter the Bishops Wood through which it runs, formerly owned by the [[Bishop of London]] (as was much of the surroundmghjmingjm area) following a land grant in 704. In 1894 the Church of England let building plots for construction of homes on the ghjmroad. In the 20th century much of the land was sold by the Church, which now only owns one house on the road (46, The Bishop's Avenue) and a nearby [[Assisted living|residential home]].<ref>{{cite journal| last =| first =| authorlink =| coauthors =| title =Finchley Manors| journal =A History of the County of Middlesex| volume =6| issue =| pages =55–59| publisher =British History Online| date =1980| url =http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=22502| doi =| id =| accessdate =2007-05-16 }}</ref> The road is a favourite with the international 'über-rich' and is often referred to by its nickname of "[[Millionaires' Row]]" (although recently, it has been referred to as "[[Billionaire|Billionaires' Row]]").<ref name="Down on Billionaires Row...">{{cite news |first= |last= |url=http://observer.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,,1764383,00.html|title=Down on Billionaires Row... |publisher=The Observer |date=2006-04-30 |accessdate=2009-01-09 | location=London}}</ref> This small street of 66 houses and the parallel Winnington Road display a variety of architectural styles.<ref name="character">{{cite web| last =| first =| authorlink =| coauthors =| titlxcjkvbdfkjbdxcv df df#vb #dfgdg df bd B b b D vd=cvh ttp://www.barnet.gov.uk/bishops-avenue-characterappr.pdf| format =| doi =| accessdate =2007-05-16}}</ref> c Tenxcv of the houses are owned by the [[House of Saud]], whilst other notable owners of houses on the street include the [[Sultacxvnc vc v of Bruncv ei]], publisher and newspaper magnate [[Richard Desmond]] (owner of two houses)<ref name="Down on Billionai rves Row.cv .cvc ." /> and industrialist [[Lakshmi Mittal]].<ref>{{Cite news| last =Kamal| first =Ahmed| author-link =| last2 =Bvarnett,cv Anthony; Mo rgan, Oliver & Conv nv cv dolly, Kate| first2 =| author2-link =| title =Labour's steel king backs US, not vvU Kcv| nvewspcvcv apvcv cvcvcve v cvdfb r =The Observer| pages =| year =| date =2002-02-17| url v xcvcv= cv cv http://observer.guardian.co.uk/politics /cstory vc/0,,651619,00.html | location=London| postscript =<!--None-->}}</ref> cvcv cvc vFormer residents included [[Billy Butlin|Sir Billy Butlin]], [[Dame Gracie Fields]], [[Katie Boyle]], [[Peter Saunders (theatre)|Sir Peter Saunders]] ([[West End producer|producer]] of the play ''[[The Mousetrap]]''), the businessmen [[Asil Nadir]] and [[Emil Savundra]]<ref name="Down on Billionaires Row..." /> and [[Heather Mills]] (the former wife of [[Paul McCartney]]), who owned an apartment there.<ref name="HeatherMillsbargainpad">{{cite web |first= |last= |url=http://www.people.co.uk/news/news/tm_method=full%26objectID=20999604%26siteID=93463-name_page.html |title=Heather Mills' £2.5m bargain pad |publisher=The People |date=2008-12-28 |accessdate=2009-01-09}}</ref> The road was repeatedly mentioned in [[Elton John]]'s 1988 reworking of ''[[Give Peace a Chance]]'' (''"Why not talk about Bishop's Avenue/I've got a lovely house on Bishop's Avenue"'')<ref>{{cite web| last =John| first =Elton| authorlink =| coauthors =Lennon–McCartney| title =Give Peace a Chance| work =| publisher =Northern Songs Ltd/Elton John| date =| url =http://www.eltonography.com/songs/give_peace_a_chance.html| doi =| accessdate =2007-05-16}}</ref> and the area's leading estate agent Trevor Abrahamson was quoted in 2006 as saying: "Among the wealthiest circles in the world, The Bishop's Avenue is better known than [[Buckingham Palace]]. It's a significant demonstration of status. If you live there, you don't need to explain to people that you're rich."<ref name="Down on Billionaires Row..." /> ==References== {{Reflist|2}} kedfskgrsjglosrhjgwrsiogwrk ==External links== *{{mmuk phoetc|526917|188241|10}} The relative plot size between The Bishops Avenue and Winnington Road, the parallel road to the west is striking. *Barnet Council [http://194.75.183.100/planning-cases/acolnetcgi.exe Planning applications]. Full documentation, usually including detailed plans, is available for decisions since 2006. (Public userid/password: ''barnet''/''barnet''). * Alison Beard, [http://us.ft.com/ftgateway/superpage.ft?news_id=fto062320070743141364&page=1 Billionaire's Boulevard], '' xc[[Financial Times]]'', 22 June 2007. c x v {{coocv v r dvc |51|34|41|N|0|10|14|W|displaycv=title}} {{Use dmy dates|vc date=December 2011}}v cv [[Ccv category:Streets in Barnet|Bishop's Avenue]] [[Categv vcory:Streets in Haringey]] c [[vd cvve:The Bishop’s Avenue]] c cv cv v v'