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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 Stefan Kasprzyk
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.

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.

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

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)

Transport

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

There are many Underground stations in the borough, which 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. 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.

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

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, 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.

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

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

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]

References

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 · 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

v • d • e City of London · Greater London · London Upper tier Greater London Authority · London Assembly · Mayor of London Lower tier Barking and Dagenham · Barnet · Bexley · Brent · Bromley · Camden · City of London* · Croydon · Ealing · Enfield · Greenwich · Hackney · Hammersmith and Fulham · Haringey · Harrow · Havering · Hillingdon · Hounslow · Islington · Kensington and Chelsea · Kingston · Lambeth · Lewisham · Merton · Newham · Redbridge · Richmond · Southwark · Sutton · Tower Hamlets · Waltham Forest · Wandsworth · Westminster Historical Metropolitan Board of Works (MBW) 1855–1889 · London County Council (LCC) 1889–1965 · Greater London Council (GLC) 1965–1986 * not a London Borough

Coordinates: 51°32′N, 0°08′W