Finsbury
Sign in to saveFinsbury is a district of North-Central London, forming the southeastern part of the London Borough of Islington. It borders the City of London.
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Finsbury
- UK place.static_image_name
- Summer at Finsbury Square - geograph.org.uk - 514787.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Finsbury Square, looking north
- UK place.static_image_2_name
- Finsbury.jpeg
- UK place.static_image_2_caption
- The arms of the Metropolitan Borough refer to the London Wall and the northern gates
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- London
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TQ315825
- UK place.post_town
- LONDON
- UK place.postcode_area
- EC
- UK place.postcode_district
- EC1
- UK place.postcode_area1
- WC
- UK place.postcode_district1
- WC1
- UK place.dial_code
- 020
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Islington South and Finsbury
- UK place.london_borough
- Islington
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Article
13 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Origins and administration
- Soke of Cripplegate
- Manor and parishes
- Latter administration and representation
- History
- Growth
- Military history
- Medical district
- Famous residents
- Points of interest
- References
- External links
Finsbury is a district of North-Central London, forming the southeastern part of the London Borough of Islington. It borders the City of London.
The Manor of Finsbury is first recorded as Vinisbir (1231) and means "manor of a man called Finn". Finsbury lay just outside Cripplegate (and on its later construction, Moorgate) in London Wall. At that time, much of the manor was part of the "great fen which washed against the northern wall of the City".