Islington
Sign in to saveIslington ( ) is an inner-city area of north London, England, within the wider London Borough of Islington. It is a mainly residential district of Inner London, extending from Islington's High Street to Highbury Fields and Regent's Canal, encompassing the area around the busy High Street, Upper Street, Essex Road, and Southgate Road to the east.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- London
- UK place.official_name
- Islington
- UK place.post_town
- LONDON
- UK place.postcode_area
- N
- UK place.postcode_district
- N1, N1C, N5, N7, N19, EC1
- UK place.london_borough
- Islington
- UK place.dial_code
- 020
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TQ315844
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Islington NorthIslington South and Finsbury
- UK place.population
- 206,125
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 census) (whole borough)
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 14.86
- UK place.area_footnotes
- (whole Borough)
- UK place.static_image_name
- Upper_Street%2C_Islington_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4885934.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Islington High Street, looking south towards Pentonville Road
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Article
26 sectionsContents
- History
- Etymology
- Origins
- Water sources
- Market gardens and entertainments
- Royal Agricultural Hall
- Islington Pals
- Housing
- Great North Road
- Islington High Street
- Upper Street
- Business and employment
- In culture
- Books
- Music
- Film
- Sports
- Transport
- Nearby places
- Nearby stations
- Education
- Listed buildings
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Islington ( ) is an inner-city area of north London, England, within the wider London Borough of Islington. It is a mainly residential district of Inner London, extending from Islington's High Street to Highbury Fields and Regent's Canal, encompassing the area around the busy High Street, Upper Street, Essex Road, and Southgate Road to the east.
==History== thumb|The Metropolitan Borough of Islington in 1916. The borough inherited the much older boundaries of the ancient parish of Islington.