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The London Borough of Islington is a London borough
London borough

The administrative area of Greater London contains thirty-two London boroughs. Inner London comprises twelve of these boroughs plus the City of London....
 in North
North London

North London is the northern part of London, England. The area it covers is defined differently for a range of purposes....
 and Inner London
Inner London

Inner London is the name for the group of London boroughs which form the interior part of Greater London and are surrounded by Outer London. The area was first officially defined in 1965 and for purposes such as statistics, the definition has changed over time....
. It was formed in 1965 by merging the former metropolitan boroughs
Metropolitan borough

A metropolitan borough is a type of districts of England in England, and is a subdivision of a metropolitan county. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972, metropolitan boroughs are defined in English law as metropolitan districts, however all of them have been granted or regranted royal charters to give them borough status in...
 of Islington
Metropolitan Borough of Islington

The Metropolitan Borough of Islington was a metropolitan borough within the County of London from 1900 to 1965, when it was amalgamated with the Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury to form the London Borough of Islington....
 and Finsbury
Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury

The Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury was a metropolitan borough within the County of London from 1900 to 1965, when it was amalgamated with the Metropolitan Borough of Islington to form the London Borough of Islington....
. The borough contains two Westminster parliamentary constituencies; Islington North and Islington South & Finsbury.

ngton was originally named by the Saxons Giseldone (1005), then Gislandune (1062). The name means 'Gisla's hill' from the Old English personal name
Personal name

A personal name is the proper name identifying an individual person, and usually comprises a given name bestowed at Childbirth or at a young age....
 Gisla and dun 'hill
Hill

A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain, in a limited area. Hills often have a distinct Summit , although in areas with Escarpment a hill may refer to a particular section of scarp slope without a well-defined summit ....
', 'down
Down

Down may refer to:* Relative direction, where down is the direction towards the centre of gravity of a celestial object.* Railroad directions, where down and up have locally significant meanings...
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The London Borough of Islington is a London borough
London borough

The administrative area of Greater London contains thirty-two London boroughs. Inner London comprises twelve of these boroughs plus the City of London....
 in North
North London

North London is the northern part of London, England. The area it covers is defined differently for a range of purposes....
 and Inner London
Inner London

Inner London is the name for the group of London boroughs which form the interior part of Greater London and are surrounded by Outer London. The area was first officially defined in 1965 and for purposes such as statistics, the definition has changed over time....
. It was formed in 1965 by merging the former metropolitan boroughs
Metropolitan borough

A metropolitan borough is a type of districts of England in England, and is a subdivision of a metropolitan county. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972, metropolitan boroughs are defined in English law as metropolitan districts, however all of them have been granted or regranted royal charters to give them borough status in...
 of Islington
Metropolitan Borough of Islington

The Metropolitan Borough of Islington was a metropolitan borough within the County of London from 1900 to 1965, when it was amalgamated with the Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury to form the London Borough of Islington....
 and Finsbury
Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury

The Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury was a metropolitan borough within the County of London from 1900 to 1965, when it was amalgamated with the Metropolitan Borough of Islington to form the London Borough of Islington....
. The borough contains two Westminster parliamentary constituencies; Islington North and Islington South & Finsbury.

Etymology

Islington was originally named by the Saxons Giseldone (1005), then Gislandune (1062). The name means 'Gisla's hill' from the Old English personal name
Personal name

A personal name is the proper name identifying an individual person, and usually comprises a given name bestowed at Childbirth or at a young age....
 Gisla and dun 'hill
Hill

A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain, in a limited area. Hills often have a distinct Summit , although in areas with Escarpment a hill may refer to a particular section of scarp slope without a well-defined summit ....
', 'down
Down

Down may refer to:* Relative direction, where down is the direction towards the centre of gravity of a celestial object.* Railroad directions, where down and up have locally significant meanings...
'. The name then later mutated to Isledon, which remained in use well into the 17th century when the modern form arose. In medieval times, Islington was just one of many small manors in the area, along with Bernersbury, Neweton Berewe or Hey-bury, and Canonesbury (Barnsbury, Highbury and Canonbury - names first recorded in the 13th and 14th centuries). "Islington" came to be applied as the name for the parish covering these villages, and was the name chosen for the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
Metropolitan Borough of Islington

The Metropolitan Borough of Islington was a metropolitan borough within the County of London from 1900 to 1965, when it was amalgamated with the Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury to form the London Borough of Islington....
, on its formation in 1899. On the merger with Finsbury, to form the modern borough this name came to be applied to the whole borough.

Districts of Islington

The borough includes the areas:

  • Angel
    The Angel, Islington

    The Angel was originally an inn near a toll gate on the Great North Road , but now informally refers to this part of Islington in London. The corner itself is actually in Finsbury which was a separate borough until 1965 when the Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury merged with the Metropolitan Borough of Islington to form the London Borough of...
  • Archway
  • Ashburton Grove
  • Barnsbury
    Barnsbury

    Barnsbury is an area of north London in the London Borough of Islington, in the London N1 and London N7 UK postcodes.The name is a corruption of villa de Iseldon Berners , being so called after the Berners family, who gained ownership of the lands after the Norman Conquest and were powerful medieval manorial lords, owning a large part...
  • Canonbury
    Canonbury

    Canonbury is a residential district in the London Borough of Islington in the north of London. It is roughly in the area between Essex Road, Upper Street and Cross Street and either side of St Paul's Road....
  • Clerkenwell
    Clerkenwell

    Clerkenwell is an area of central London in the London Borough of Islington. Clerkenwell was once known as London's "Little Italy" due to its extensive Italian population from the 1850s to the 1960s....
  • Finsbury
    Finsbury

    Finsbury is a small district in the south of the London Borough of Islington and north of the City of London....
  • Finsbury Park
    Finsbury Park

    Finsbury Park is a 112 acre public park in the London Borough of Haringey. Officially part of the London area of Harringay, it is also adjacent to Stroud Green, London, the Finsbury Park, London and Manor House, London....
  • Highbury
    Highbury

    Highbury is an area in the London Borough of Islington....
  • Holloway
    Holloway, London

    Holloway is an inner-city district in the London Borough of Islington and follows for the most part, the line of the Holloway Road . At the centre of Holloway is the Nag's Head, London area....
  • Islington
    Islington

    Islington is the central district of the London Borough of Islington. It is an inner-city district in London, spanning from Islington High Street to Highbury Fields, encompassing the area around the busy A1 road #Upper Street....
  • Kings Cross
    Kings Cross, London

    Kings Cross is an area of London partly in the London Borough of Camden and partly in the London Borough of Islington. It is an inner-city district located 1.5 miles north of Charing Cross....
  • Newington Green
    Newington Green

    Newington Green is an open space in London Borough of Islington, London that gives its name to the surrounding area. The Newington Green area is roughly bounded by Ball's Pond Road to the south, Petherton Road to the west, the line Green Lanes-Mathias Road to the north, and Boleyn Road to the east....
  • Pentonville
    Pentonville

    Pentonville is an area of north-central London in the London Borough of Islington, centred on the Pentonville Road. Pentonville was part of the ancient parish of Clerkenwell, and was incorporated into the Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury by the London Government Act 1899....
  • St Luke's
    St Luke's

    St Luke's is an area in the London Borough of Islington in Greater London, close to the borders with the London Borough of Hackney and the City of London, near the Barbican Estate and Shoreditch....
  • Tufnell Park
    Tufnell Park

    Tufnell Park is an area of north London, England which straddles the border of the London Borough of Islington and the London Borough of Camden....
see also Islington parks and open spaces
Islington parks and open spaces

The London Borough of Islington is surprisingly short on large parks and open spaces, given its status in recent decades as a desirable place of residence....


Wards

  • Barnsbury
  • Bunhill
  • Caledonian
  • Canonbury
  • East Canonbury
  • Clerkenwell
  • Finsbury Park
  • Highbury East
  • Highbury West
  • Hillrise
  • Holloway
    Holloway (ward)

    Holloway Ward is one of sixteen electoral divisions of the London Borough of Islington, is one of the eight making up the Islington South Parliament of Great Britain constituency, fifty five making up the North East London Assembly constituency, six hundred and twenty four making up the London European Parliament constituency, and is locat...
  • Junction
  • Mildmay
  • Saint Georges
  • Saint Marys
  • Saint Peters
  • Tollington
    Tollington (ward)

    Tollington Ward is one of sixteen electoral divisions of the London Borough of Islington and is one of the eight that make up the Islington North ....


Transport

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Islington has a wide variety of Transport, with direct connections to the suburbs and the City and West End.

Bus Number Destination Operator
4 Waterloo - Archway Metroline
10 King's Cross - Hammersmith First
17 London Bridge - Archway Metroline
19 Battersea Bridge - Finsbury Park Arriva
21 Lewisham - Newington Green via Southgate Road London Central
29 Trafalgar Square - Wood Green Arriva
30 Leamouth - Highbury & Islington Stn East London
38 Victoria - Clapton Pond Arriva
41 Archway - Tottenham Hale Arriva
43 London Bridge - Friern Barnet Metroline
46 Hampstead Heath - Farrindon Street Metroline
55 Oxford Circus - Leyton East London
56 West Smithfield - Whipps Cross East London
73 Victoria - Seven Sisters Arriva
76 Waterloo (County Hall) - Tottenham Town Hall via Bank, Moorgate, Finsbury, Southgate Road, Stoke Newington Arriva
91 Trafalgar Square - Archway First
134 Tottenham Court Road - North Finchley via Camden Town, Archway, Highgate Metroline
141 London Bridge - Palmers Green via Moorgate, City Road, New North Road, Southgate Road, Newington Green, Highbury East, Green Lanes, Wood Green Arriva
145 Archway - Brent Cross Metroline
153 Liverpool Street - Finsbury Park HT
205 Mile End - Paddington via Liverpool Street, City Road, Angel, King's Cross, Euston, Baker Street, Marylebone Metroline
210 Finsbury Park - Brent Cross via Archway, Highgate, Golders Green Metroline
243 Waterloo - Wood Green via Aldwych, Holborn, Old Street, Kingsland Road Arriva
253 Hackney Central Station - Euston via Holloway Nags Head Arriva
271 Moorgate Village - Highgate Village via City Road, Holborn, Angel, Holloway, Archway Metroline
390 Notting Hill Gate - Archway via Tottenham Court Road, Euston, King's Cross, Camden Town Metroline
393 Chalk Farm Station - Stoke Newington via Highbury, Holloway, Camden Arriva
394 Hackney - Islington via Angel, City Road, New North Road, Hoxton, Haggerston, London Fields HC
476 Euston - Northumberland Park via King's Cross, Angel, Essex Road, Newington Green, Stoke Newington, Seven Sisters, Tottenham First


There are many Underground
London Underground

The London Underground is a metro system serving a large part of Greater London and neighbouring areas of Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire in the UK....
 stations in the borough, which include Old Street
Old Street station

Old Street station is a London Underground and National Rail station located at the junction of Old Street and City Road just north of the City of London....
, Angel
Angel tube station

Angel tube station is a London Underground station in The Angel, Islington, Islington. It is on the Bank and Monument stations branch of the Northern Line, between Old Street station and King's Cross St....
, Highbury and Islington, Finsbury Park
Finsbury Park station

Finsbury Park Station is a busy transport interchange in North London. The interchange consists of an interconnected National Rail station, London Underground station and two bus stations....
, Arsenal
Arsenal tube station

Arsenal tube station, in Highbury, north London, is a London Underground station near the former Arsenal Stadium , which was home of Arsenal F.C....
, Holloway Road
Holloway Road tube station

Holloway Road is a station on the London Underground. It is on the Piccadilly Line between Caledonian Road tube station and Arsenal tube station stations, and in Travelcard Zone 2....
, Caledonian Road
Caledonian Road tube station

Caledonian Road is a station on the Piccadilly Line of the London Underground, between King's Cross St. Pancras tube station and Holloway Road tube station, and in Travelcard Zone 2....
, Tufnell Park
Tufnell Park tube station

Tufnell Park tube station is a London Underground station in London Borough of Islington close to its boundary with London Borough of Camden . It is on the High Barnet tube station of the Northern Line, between Archway tube station and Kentish Town tube station, and in Travelcard Zone 2....
 and Archway
Archway tube station

Archway tube station is a London Underground station in north London, underneath the Archway Tower, at the intersection of Holloway Road, Highgate Hill and Junction Road in the area known as Archway, London....
, serving principally the Piccadilly, Victoria and Northern Lines. Railway stations include Caledonian Road & Barnsbury
Caledonian Road & Barnsbury railway station

Caledonian Road and Barnsbury railway station is in the London Borough of Islington in North London. It is on the North London Line, and the station and all trains serving it are operated by London Overground....
, Highbury and Islington, Canonbury
Canonbury railway station

Canonbury railway station is in the London Borough of Islington in North London. It is on the North London Line, and the station and all trains serving it are operated by London Overground....
, Upper Holloway
Upper Holloway railway station

Upper Holloway railway station is in Holloway, London, North London, near Archway, London . It is on the Gospel Oak to Barking line, between Gospel Oak railway station and Crouch Hill railway station....
, Crouch Hill
Crouch Hill railway station

Crouch Hill railway station is a railway station in Crouch Hill, North London. It is on the Gospel Oak to Barking line between Upper Holloway railway station and Harringay Green Lanes railway station....
,Drayton Park
Drayton Park railway station

Drayton Park railway station is on the Network Rail Northern City Line which carries First Capital Connect services between Moorgate station and Welwyn Garden City or Hertford via Finsbury Park station....
, Essex Road and Finsbury Park.

Major public and private bodies in Islington

There are two prisons in Islington, a male prison, HM Prison
Her Majesty's Prison Service

His/Her Majesty's Prison Service is the United Kingdom Executive Agency tasked with managing most of the prisons within England and Wales. .The Director-General, currently Phil Wheatley, is the administrator of the prison service....
 Pentonville
Pentonville (HM Prison)

HM Prison Pentonville is a Prison security categories in the United Kingdom men's prison, operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service. Pentonville Prison is not actually within Pentonville itself, but is located further north, on the Caledonian Road in the Barnsbury area of the London Borough of Islington, in inner London-North London, England....
 and a women's prison Holloway
Holloway (HM Prison)

HM Prison Holloway is a British prison security categories prison for adult women and Young Offenders, located in the Holloway, London area of the London Borough of Islington, in North London and Inner London, England....
, that held many suffragette
Suffragette

File:British suffragette.jpgSuffragette is a term originally coined by the Daily Mail newspaper as a derogatory label for the more Political radicalism and militant members of the late-19th and early-20th century movement for women's suffrage Women's suffrage in the United Kingdom, in particular members of the Women's Social and Politica...
s.

Cultural attractions and institutions in Islington

  • Almeida Theatre
    Almeida Theatre

    The Almeida Theatre, opened in 1980, is a 325 seat studio theatre with an international reputation which takes its name from the street in which it is located, off A1 road , in the London Borough of Islington....
  • Courtyard Theatre
  • Emirates Stadium
    Emirates Stadium

    The Emirates Stadium, commonly referred to as the Emirates , is a football stadium located in Holloway, London in the London Borough of Islington, and has served as the home of Arsenal F.C....
     (and the former Arsenal Stadium
    Arsenal Stadium

    Arsenal Stadium was a football stadium in Highbury, North London, which was the home ground of Arsenal F.C. between 6 September 1913 and 7 May 2006....
     at Highbury
    Highbury

    Highbury is an area in the London Borough of Islington....
    )
  • Islington N1 Centre
  • The Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art
    Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art

    The Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art is a museum in Canonbury Square in the district of Islington on the northern fringes of central London....
     in Canonbury Square
  • Hen and Chickens Theatre
    Hen and Chickens Theatre

    The Hen and Chickens Theatre is a fringe theatre venue for theatre and comedy situated above a pub at Highbury in the London Borough of Islington....
  • Islington Arts Factory, in Parkhurst Road,
  • London Canal Museum
    London Canal Museum

    London Canal Museum is situated in the King's Cross area of London, England, beside Battlebridge Basin on the Regent's Canal. The museum was opened in 1992....
    , located in New Wharf Road, King's Cross
  • Islington Museum, located at Finsbury
    Finsbury

    Finsbury is a small district in the south of the London Borough of Islington and north of the City of London....
     Library (opens 2008)
  • The King's Head Theatre
    The King's Head Theatre

    The King's Head Theatre, founded in 1970 by the late Dan Crawford, is an Off-West End venue in London. It was the first pub theatre in the United Kingdom....
  • Sadler's Wells Theatre
    Sadler's Wells Theatre

    Sadler's Wells Theatre is the name of six theatres that have been built since 1683 at a site on Rosebery Avenue, Clerkenwell in the London Borough of Islington....
  • Technology Mile - wireless access throughout Upper Street and Holloway Road.
  • Union Chapel
    Union Chapel

    Union Chapel can refer to:...
  • Peter Benenson House, headquarters of Amnesty International


Farms

Lower Holloway
Lower Holloway

Lower Holloway is a district in the London Borough of Islington, London. The name has fallen out of common use and the area is now generally regarded as being a part of Holloway, London....
 in Islington is home to Freightliners City Farm
Freightliners City Farm

Freightliners City Farm is an urban farm located in Lower Holloway in the London Borough of Islington. It is the only urban farm in the borough, and one of the few Islington parks and open spaces....
 which is one of the many city farms throughout London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
. The farm, which isn't like an industrial farm, contains a wide range of animals from rabbits to cows to chickens and pigs all free for the public to view.

Demographics


In 1801, the civil parish
Civil parish

In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, a civil parish is usually the lowest unit of local government, below district and county councils....
es that form the modern borough had a total population of 65,721. This rose steadily throughout the 19th century, as the district became built up; exceeding 200,000 in the middle of the century. When the railways arrived the rate of population growth
Population growth

Population growth is the change in population over time, and can be quantified as the change in the number of individuals in a population using "per unit time" for measurement....
 increased — reaching nearly 400,000 by the turn of the century; with the Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury
Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury

The Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury was a metropolitan borough within the County of London from 1900 to 1965, when it was amalgamated with the Metropolitan Borough of Islington to form the London Borough of Islington....
 particularly suffering deprivation, poverty and severe overcrowding. The increase in population peaked before World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
, falling slowly in the aftermath until World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
 began an exodus from London towards the new towns
New towns in the United Kingdom

Below is a list of some of the new towns in the United Kingdom created under the various New Town Acts of the 20th century. Some were completely new, while others were expansions of existing settlements, sometimes known as "expanded towns"....
 under the Abercrombie Plan for London
Patrick Abercrombie

Sir Leslie Patrick Abercrombie was an England town planner. Educated at Uppingham School, Rutland; brother of Lascelles Abercrombie, poet and literary critic....
 (1944). The decline in population reversed in the 1980s, but it remains below its 1971 level.

According to the 2001 census
United Kingdom Census 2001

A nationwide census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th Census in the United Kingdom....
 Islington has a population of 175,797. It is 75% White, 6% Black African, 5% Black Caribbean and 2% Bangladeshi. 32% of the borough's residents are owner–occupiers.

Education


Universities

The London Borough of Islington is home to two higher education
Higher education

Higher education refers to a level of education that is provided by university, vocational university, community colleges, liberal arts colleges, Institute of technology and other collegiate level institutions, such as Vocational school, trade schools and career colleges, that award academic degrees or professional certifications....
 institutions:—
  • City University, London
    City University, London

    City University London is a United Kingdom university based in Northampton Square, Islington, London. The university has a research experience of over 100 years and has often been highly ranked for its graduate employability and graduate salaries....
     at Northampton Square, formerly the Northampton Institute, founded in 1894; and
  • London Metropolitan University
    London Metropolitan University

    The London Metropolitan University, located in London, England, was formed on 1 August 2002 by the amalgamation of London Guildhall University and the University of North London....
    , North Campus on the Holloway Road, formed from the merger of the University of North London
    University of North London

    The University of North London was a university in the United Kingdom from 1992 to 2002. On 01 August 2002, it merged with London Guildhall University , to form London Metropolitan University....
     and London Guildhall University
    London Guildhall University

    London Guildhall University was previously called the City of London Polytechnic before the Further and Higher Education Act, 1992 changed its status to a university....
     in 2002. The University of North London was founded in 1896 as the Northern Polytechnic Institute.


Colleges

The borough also currently contains two colleges of further education
Further education

Further education is a term mainly used in connection with education in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. It is post-compulsory education , that is distinct from the education offered in universities ....
:—
  • City and Islington College
    City and Islington College

    City and Islington College also known as Candi is a further education college located in Islington, London, England.The current principal is Frank McCoughlin and the college is split around 5 different sites around North London....
    ; and
  • Westminster Kingsway College
    Westminster Kingsway College

    Westminster Kingsway College is a general further education college in Central London. It is the result of a merger of Westminster College and Kingsway College in September 2000....
     (while major improvement works are carried out at King's Cross).


Schools

The borough currently maintains 47 primary schools, 10 secondary schools, three special schools and five Pupil Referral Units. In 2000, Cambridge Education Associates, a private firm, took over the management of the Islington's state schools from the local education authority
Local Education Authority

A Local Education Authority is the part of a local government in the United Kingdom, or local authority , in England and Wales that is responsible for education within that council's jurisdiction....
.

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