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London Borough of Islington
Shown within Greater London
Geography
Status	London borough
Area — Total	Ranked 324th 14.86 km2 (5.7 sq mi)
ONS code	00AU
Admin HQ	Upper Street, Islington
Demographics
Population — Total (2008 est.) — Density	Ranked 86th (of 326) 190,900 12,847 /km2 (33,274 /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 Anna Berent
Executive	Liberal Democrat (council NOC)
MPs	Jeremy Corbyn Emily Thornberry
London Assembly — Member	North East Jennette Arnold
Coat of Arms
Official website	LB Islington

The London Borough of Islington ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a London borough in 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.

Contents 1 Etymology 2 Districts of Islington 3 Wards 4 Transport 4.1 Buses 4.2 London Underground 4.3 Railway stations 5 Major public and private bodies in Islington 6 Cultural attractions and institutions in Islington 7 Farm 8 Demographics 9 Education 9.1 Universities 9.2 Colleges 9.3 Schools 10 In popular culture 11 References 12 External links

[edit] 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.

[edit] Districts of Islington

The borough includes the areas:

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

see also Islington parks and open spaces

[edit] Wards

• Barnsbury
• Bunhill
• Caledonian
• Canonbury
• East Canonbury
• Clerkenwell
• Finsbury Park
• Highbury East
• Highbury West
• Hillrise
• Holloway
• Junction
• Mildmay
• Saint Georges
• Saint Marys
• Saint Peters
• Tollington

[edit] Transport

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

[edit] Buses

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
143	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 london bus 277 mile end highbury and islington
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
812	Unknown	CT Plus

[edit] London Underground

There are many Underground stations in the borough, these are included within the following:

• Old Street
• Angel
• Highbury and Islington
• Finsbury Park
• Arsenal
• Holloway Road
• Caledonian Road
• Tufnell Park
• Archway

These stations principally serve the Piccadilly, Victoria and Northern lines.

[edit] Railway stations

There are also quite a few railway stations within the borough, they are as follows:

• Caledonian Road & Barnsbury
• Highbury and Islington
• Canonbury
• Upper Holloway
• Crouch Hill
• Drayton Park
• Essex Road
• Finsbury Park

[edit] Major public and private bodies in Islington

There are two prisons in Islington, a male prison, HM Prison Pentonville and a women's prison Holloway, that held many suffragettes.

[edit] Cultural attractions and institutions in Islington

• 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
• Peter Benenson House, headquarters of Amnesty International
• Little Angel Theatre a puppet theatre and producer of the Suspense Puppetry Festival of London.

[edit] Farm

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.

[edit] Demographics

Population
Year	Pop.	%±
1801	65,721	—
1811	83,679	27.3%
1821	108,333	29.5%
1831	137,271	26.7%
1841	162,717	18.5%
1851	214,090	31.6%
1861	266,010	24.3%
1871	317,930	19.5%
1881	369,850	16.3%
1891	397,799	7.6%
1901	405,301	1.9%
1911	412,944	1.9%
1921	401,054	−2.9%
1931	389,513	−2.9%
1941	324,143	−16.8%
1951	269,743	−16.8%
1961	232,258	−13.9%
1971	200,022	−13.9%
1981	157,512	−21.3%
1991	173,384	10.1%
2001	175,787	1.4%
Source: A Vision of Britain through time

In 1801, the civil parishes 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 increased — reaching nearly 400,000 by the turn of the century; with the Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury particularly suffering deprivation, poverty and severe overcrowding. The increase in population peaked before World War I, falling slowly in the aftermath until World War II began an exodus from London towards the new towns under the Abercrombie Plan for London (1944). The decline in population reversed in the 1980s, but it remains below its 1971 level.

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.

[edit] Education

[edit] Universities

The London Borough of Islington is home to two higher education institutions:—

• City University, London at Northampton Square, formerly the Northampton Institute, founded in 1894; and
• London Metropolitan University, North Campus on the Holloway Road, formed from the merger 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.

[edit] Colleges

The borough also currently contains two colleges of further education:—

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

[edit] 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.^[4]

[edit] In popular culture

In Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, three of the four main characters (Arthur Dent, Trillian, and Zaphod Beeblebrox) first met at a "fancy dress party" at a flat (apartment) in Islington.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Islington Links
• Islington Council
• Weather forecast for Islington

v • d • e London Borough of Islington Districts Archway · Angel · Barnsbury · Canonbury · Clerkenwell · Finsbury · Finsbury Park · Highbury · Holloway · Islington · Kings Cross · Nag's Head · Mildmay · Newington Green · Pentonville · St. Luke's · Tufnell Park · Upper Holloway Attractions Almeida Theatre · Emirates Stadium · The King's Head Theatre · Sadler's Wells Theatre · St. Luke's LSO · Union Chapel Street markets Camden Passage · Chapel Market · Exmouth Market · Nag's Head Market · Whitecross Street Market Constituencies Islington South and Finsbury · Islington North Parks and open spaces in Islington

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Coordinates: 51°32′N 0°08′W / 51.533°N 0.133°W / 51.533; -0.133