London Borough of Islington

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The London Borough of Islington 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.

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. 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.

Districts of Islington[]

The borough includes the areas:

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

Transport[]

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
243	Waterloo - Wood Green via Aldwych, Holborn, Old Street, Kingsland Road	Arriva
271	Moorgate - Highgate Village via City Road, New North Road, Highbury, Holloway, Archway	Metroline
341	Waterloo - Angel Road via Aldwych, Holborn, Angel, Essex Road, Newington Green, Green Lanes	First
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 stations in the borough, which include Old Street, Angel, Highbury & Islington, Finsbury Park, Arsenal, Holloway Road, Caledonian Road, Tufnell Park and Archway, serving principally the Piccadilly, Victoria and Northern Lines. Railway stations include Caledonian Road & Barnsbury, Highbury and Islington, Canonbury, Upper Holloway, Crouch Hill,Drayton Park, Essex Road and Finsbury Park.

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.

Economy[]

As of 2008 Square Enix's Europe offices are on the second floor of the Castle House in Borough of Islington.

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.
Union Chapel, Islington

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.

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.

Education[]

Universities[]

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

City University 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.

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).

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.

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