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London Borough of Islington
Shown within Greater London
Geography
Status	London borough
Area — Total	Ranked 352nd 14.86 km² (5.7 sq mi)
ONS code	00AU
Admin HQ	Upper Street, Islington
Demographics
Population — Total (2006 est.) — Density	Ranked 79th (of 354) 185,500 12,483 /km² (32,331 /sq mi)
Ethnicity White British White Irish Other White White & Black Caribbean White & Black African White & Asian Other Mixed Indian Pakistani Bangladeshi Other Asian Black Caribbean Black African Other Black Chinese Other	(2005 estimates)[1] 58.4% 4.5% 12.3% 1.2% 0.7% 1.1% 1.2% 2.2% 0.8% 2.3% 1.0% 4.2% 5.2% 1.0% 2.3% 1.7%
Politics
Islington London Borough Council
Leadership	Leader & Cabinet
Mayor	Cllr Barbara Smith
Executive	Liberal Democrat (council NOC)
MPs	Jeremy Corbyn Emily Thornberry
London Assembly — Member	North East Jennette Arnold
Coat of Arms
Official website	LB Islington

Islington Town Hall

The London Borough of Islington (pronunciation (help·info)) is a London borough in North and Inner London. It was formed in 1965 by merging the former metropolitan boroughs of Islington and Finsbury. The borough contains two Westminster parliamentary constituencies; Islington North and Islington South & Finsbury. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... The administrative area of Greater London contains thirty-two London boroughs. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... This is a list of districts of England ordered by area. ... To help compare sizes of different geographic regions, we list here areas between 10 km² (1000 hectares) and 100 km² (10,000 hectares). ... The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating census and other statistical data. ... For other uses, see Density (disambiguation). ... The figures are mid-year estimates for 2005, unless otherwise stated, from the Office for National Statistics [1]. See also: List of towns and cities in England by population - List of English counties by population - List of ceremonial counties of England by population - List of English districts by area - List... White British is an ethnic classification used in the United Kingdom Census 2001, 92. ... Irish Britons are residents of Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) whose birth place and/or ancestry originates in the island of Ireland. ... White Other is a term used in the UK census to describe white persons of non-British descent. ... The 2001 UK Census ethnic groups include White British, White Other, Mixed Race, Asian British, Black British and Chinese or other ethnic group. ... The United Kingdom is divided into four parts, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, is a liberal political party in the United Kingdom formed in 1988 by the merger of the Liberal Party and the Social Democratic Party; the two parties had already been in an alliance for seven years prior to this, since not long... NOC can refer to: National Olympic Committee, a group eligible to enter athletes and teams into an Olympic Games. ... This is a list of MPs elected in the UK general election, 2005 to the House of Commons for the Fifty-Fourth Parliament of the United Kingdom at the United Kingdom general election, 2005, arranged by constituency. ... Jeremy Bernard Corbyn (born 26 May 1949, Wiltshire) is a British Member of Parliament for Islington North. ... Emily Thornberry MP Emily Thornberry (born 27 July 1960, London) is a British Labour Party politcian. ... The London Assembly is an elected body that supervises the Greater London Authority and the Mayor of London. ... North East is a constituency represented in the London Assembly. ... Jennette Arnold is a Labour Party politician and member of the London Assembly. ... Arms of London Borough of Islington . ... Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 579 KB)The Town Hall in Islington, London. ... Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 579 KB)The Town Hall in Islington, London. ... The administrative area of Greater London contains thirty-two London boroughs. ... North London is that part of London which is north of the River Thames. ... Inner London is the name for the group of London boroughs which form the central part of Greater London and are surrounded by Outer London. ... A metropolitan borough (or metropolitan district) is a type of local government district in England, covering urban areas within metropolitan counties. ... The Metropolitan Borough of Islington was a metropolitan borough within the County of London from 1899 to 1965, when it was amalgamated with the Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury to form the London Borough of Islington. ... The Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury was a metropolitan borough within the County of London from 1899 to 1965, when it was amalgamated with the Metropolitan Borough of Islington to form the London Borough of Islington. ... Islington North is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Islington South and Finsbury is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

Etymology

Islington was originally named by the Saxons Giseldone (1005), then Gislandune (1062). The name means 'Gīsla's hill' from the Old English personal name Gīsla and dun 'hill', 'down'. The name then later mutated to Isledon, which remained in use well into the 17th century when the modern form arose.^[2] 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, 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. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Anthroponym. ... Hills redirects here. ... Look up Down in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Metropolitan Borough of Islington was a metropolitan borough within the County of London from 1899 to 1965, when it was amalgamated with the Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury to form the London Borough of Islington. ...

Districts of Islington

The borough includes the areas:

• Angel
• Archway
• Ashburton Grove
• Barnsbury
• Canonbury
• Clerkenwell
• Finsbury
• Finsbury Park
• Highbury
• Holloway
• Islington
• Kings Cross
• Newington Green
• Pentonville
• St Luke's
• Tufnell Park

see also Islington parks and open spaces

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Wards

• Barnsbury
• Bunhill
• Caledonian
• Canonbury
• East Canonbury
• Clerkenwell
• Finsbury Park
• Highbury East
• Highbury West
• Hillrise
• Holloway
• Junction
• Mildmay
• St. Georges
• St. Marys
• St. Peters
• Tollington (ward)

Tollington Ward is a political division of the London Borough of Islington and is one of the eight wards of the Islington North constituency represented by Jeremy Corbyn MP. The ward is represented at the council by three councillors with elections every four years. ...

Transport

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

Underground stations in Islington include Old Street, Angel, Highbury and Islington, Finsbury Park, Arsenal, Holloway Road, Caledonian Road, Tufnell Park and Archway, serving principally the Piccadilly, Victoria and Northern Lines. Islingtonians may also avail themselves of the services offered by the North London line, with stations at Barnsbury, Highbury and Islington and Canonbury, and the Gospel Oak to Barking line which calls at Upper Holloway and Crouch Hill. Further train services are available at Drayton Park and Finsbury Park. Old Street is a road in central London that runs west to east from Clerkenwell to Shoreditch. ... This article is about the supernatural being. ... Highbury & Islington station is a National Rail and London Underground station, in the London Borough of Islington in North London. ... This is an article about the park called Finsbury Park. ... This article is about armaments factories. ... Holloway Road is a road in London. ... Caledonian Road could refer to: Caledonian Road tube station, a tube station in North London Caledonian Road and Barnsbury station, a nearby railway station in North London Category: ... The Boston Arms at the centre of Tufnell Park looking towards Archway on the right , Tufnell Park is an area of north London which straddles the border of the London Borough of Islington and the London Borough of Camden. ... Archway Bridge Archway is an area in North London in the London Borough of Islington. ... A North London Line train pulls into Stratford station during the morning rush Geographical map of the North London Line Line map of the North London Line showing connections and zones A North London Line train at North Woolwich station The North London Line is a railway line through northern... Barnsbury is a place in the London Borough of Islington. ... Highbury & Islington station is a National Rail and London Underground station, in the London Borough of Islington in North London. ... Canonbury is a place in the London Borough of Islington in the north of London. ... The Gospel Oak – Barking Line is a railway line in north and east London which connects Gospel Oak in North London and Barking in East London. ... N19 is a London postal district in North London, corresponding to Upper Holloway in the alphabetical assignment of districts. ... Crouch Hill is a small area of north London, England, nestled between Crouch End and Stroud Green in the borough of Haringey. ... This is an article about the park called Finsbury Park. ...

Major public and private bodies in Islington

There are two prisons in Islington, one for people with penises and one for those without. The former attend HM Prison Pentonville, while the latter go to Holloway, where many suffragettes were once detained. Her Majestys Prison Service is the British Executive Agency reporting to the Home Office tasked with managing most of the prisons within England and Wales (Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own Prison Services). ... HMP Pentonville Pentonville Prison in 1842 HM Prison Pentonville is a prison built in 1842 in North London. ... HM Prison Holloway is a womens prison in the London Borough of Islington, London, United Kingdom. ... Suffragette with banner, Washington DC, 1918 The title of suffragette (also occasionally spelled suffraget) was given to members of the womens suffrage movement, originally in the United Kingdom. ...

Cultural attractions and institutions in Islington

The Islington N1 Centre.

• Almeida Theatre
• Courtyard Theatre
• Emirates Stadium (and the former Arsenal Stadium at Highbury)
• Islington N1 Centre
• The Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art in Canonbury Square
• [Hen and Chickens Theatre]]
• Islington Arts Factory, in Parkhurst Road,
• London Canal Museum, located in New Wharf Road, King's Cross
• Islington Museum, located at Finsbury Library (opens 2008)
• The King's Head Theatre
• Sadler's Wells Theatre
• Technology Mile - wireless access throughout Upper Street and Holloway Road.^[3]
• Union Chapel

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Farms

Lower Holloway in Islington is home to Freightliners City Farm which is one of the many city farms throughout London. 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. Lower Holloway is a district in the London Borough of Islington, London, the most southeasterly of the three Holloway districts of Islington. ... Freightliners City Farm is an urban farm located in Lower Holloway in the London Borough of Islington. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

Demographics of Islington

According to the 2001 census 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. UK Census 2001 logo A nationwide census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001. ...

Education

Universities

The borough is home to two universities:— City University, London at Northampton Square, formerly the Northampton Institute, founded in 1894; and the London Metropolitan University, North Campus on Holloway Road, formed from the amalgamation of the University of North London and London Guildhall University in 2002. The University of North London was founded in 1896 as the Northern Polytechnic Institute City University London is a British university based at Northampton Square in Clerkenwell, London (). Its official name is The City University. ... London Metropolitan University (sometimes abbreviated LMU or London Met) is a university in London. ... The University of North London is the name of a former university in the United Kingdom, one of the former Polytechnics. ... London Guildhall University previously the City of London Polytechnic before the Further and Higher Education Act, 1992 changed its status to a university. ...

Colleges

• City and Islington College
• Westminster Kingsway College (while major improvement works are carried out at King's Cross)

Logo of City and Islington College City and Islington College also known as Candi is a further education college located in Islington, London, England. ... Westminster Kingsway College is a general further education college in Central London. ...

Schools

Main article: List of schools in the London Borough of Islington

Islington currently has 47 primary schools, 10 secondary schools, three special schools and five Pupil Referral Units. In 2000, CEA, a private firm, took over the running of Islington's state schools.^[4].

References

External links

• Islington Links
• Islington Council
• Weather forecast for Islington

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Districts	Archway · Angel · Barnsbury · Canonbury · Clerkenwell · Finsbury · Finsbury Park · Highbury · Holloway · Islington · Kings Cross · Mildmay · Newington Green · Pentonville · St. Luke's · Tufnell Park · Upper Holloway , Archway is an area of north London in the London Borough of Islington. ... The current building, with its distinctive cupola. ... Barnsbury is a place in the London Borough of Islington. ... Canonbury is a place in the London Borough of Islington in the north of London. ... Clerkenwell Green and St James church Clerkenwell is an area of central London in the London Borough of Islington. ... Finsbury is a place in the south of the London Borough of Islington. ... See also: Finsbury Park for a separate entry on the park Finsbury Park is an area in London, England which grew up around an important North London railway interchange at the junction of the London Boroughs of Islington, Haringey and Hackney. ... For other uses, see Highbury (disambiguation). ... Holloway is an inner-city district in the London Borough of Islington and follows for the most part, the line of the Holloway Road (A1 road). ... For other uses, see Islington (disambiguation). ... See also Kings Cross for disambiguation Kings Cross is an inner-city district in the London Borough of Camden 1. ... Mildmay may refer to: Mildmay, a settlement in Greater London Mildmay, Ontario Category: ... Newington Green looking northwest from Mildmay Park. ... Pentonville is an area of London in the borough of Islington, around the Pentonville Road. ... St Lukes Church, Old Street, after which the area is named. ... The Boston Arms at the centre of Tufnell Park looking towards Archway on the right , Tufnell Park is an area of north London which straddles the border of the London Borough of Islington and the London Borough of Camden. ... N19 is a London postal district in North London, corresponding to Upper Holloway in the alphabetical assignment of districts. ...
Attractions	Almeida Theatre · Emirates Stadium · The King's Head Theatre · Sadler's Wells Theatre · St. Luke's LSO · Union Chapel The Almeida Theatre is a studio theatre with an international reputation, and was founded in 1980. ... The Emirates Stadium is a football stadium located on Ashburton Grove in Holloway, north London, and the home of Arsenal Football Club since it opened in July 2006. ... The Kings Head Theatre was the first dinner theatre in the UK, it was founded in 1970 by the pub. ... Sadlers Wells theatre, 2005 Sadlers Wells Theatre is located on Rosebery Avenue, Clerkenwell, London. ... St Lukes church, Old Street. ... The Union Chapel, Islington. ...
Street markets	Camden Passage · Chapel Market · Exmouth Market · Nag's Head Market · Whitecross Street Market Camden Passage is a street off Upper Street in Islington, which is known for its small antiques shops. ... Chapel Market is a street market selling food and general goods. ... Exmouth Market Exmouth Market is a pedestrianised street in Clerkenwell in the London Borough of Islington. ... Nags Head Market is a market in London, United Kingdom. ... Whitecross Street Market is a daily market in the St Lukes area of the London Borough of Islington. ...
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Parks and open spaces in Islington

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