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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)[6] 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
Leadership	Leader & Cabinet
Mayor	Cllr Joyti Vaja
Executive	Liberal Democrat (council NOC)
MPs	Jeremy Corbyn Emily Thornberry
London Assembly — Member	North East Jennette Arnold
Coat of Arms
Official website	http://www.islington.gov.uk/

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

Contents 1 Etymology 2 Districts of Islington 3 Wards 4 Famous residents 5 Major Public and Private Bodies in Islington 6 Cultural attractions and institutions in Islington 7 Farms 8 Demographics of Islington 9 Education 9.1 Universities 9.2 Colleges 9.3 Schools 9.3.1 Primary schools 9.3.2 Secondary schools 10 References 11 External links

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.^[1] 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.

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

• 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)

• Douglas Adams, writer, lived on Duncan Terrace later renting his house to comedian Angus Deayton.
• Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, actor was born here.
• Lily Allen, singer and daughter of actor Keith Allen.
• Clive Anderson, TV personality
• Sir Francis Bacon, philosopher, essayist and King James I's Lord Chancellor lived in Canonbury Tower between 1616 and his death in 1626.
• Nina Bawden, Author, has lived in Islington for many years
• Tony Blair, together with his wife Cherie Blair, lived at 1 Richmond Crescent in Barnsbury before he became Prime Minister.
• Kathy Burke, actress
• Neve Campbell, actress.
• Joe Cole, Chelsea and England footballer, went to St Aloysius' secondary school.
• Dido, singer, was born in Islington and owns a property there.
• Kate Greenaway, children's writer and book illustrator, lived on Upper Street for 20 years before moving to Holloway.
• David Gray, musician
• Tony Hadley, lead singer of Spandau Ballet and solo artist, was born in Islington in 1960.
• Edmund Halley, Astronomer Royal and discoverer of Halley's Comet lived in Islington (exact location unknown) from 1665.
• Charlie G. Hawkins, actor of Darren Miller in EastEnders.
• William Hogarth, artist, was born in Bartholomew Close in 1697 and spent his early years in Islington.
• Nick Hornby lives in Highbury and set books such as High Fidelity and About a Boy in Islington. Hornby moved to Highbury partially due to his intense fandom for Arsenal; his first literary success, Fever Pitch, is about Islington's most famous institution.
• Boris Johnson, politician
• Charles Lamb, writer, lived in Chapel Street from 1796 and later in Colebrook Row.
• V.I. Lenin lived at 30 Holford Square from 1902 and later at 16, Percy Circus.
• Leona Lewis, singer, winner of the third series of The X-Factor.
• John Lydon, lead vocalist of the Sex Pistols
• Joe Meek, independent record producer, worked and lived at 304 Holloway Road
• Sheree Murphy, actress was born here.
• Joe Orton, playwright, lived and was murdered in a flat in Noel Road, Islington.
• George Orwell lived in Canonbury Square between the wars, and based the depressing setting of 1984 on his run-down surroundings.
• Sir Walter Raleigh, writer, poet, courtier and explorer lived in Upper Street between 1575 and 1581.
• Simon Rattle, conductor, has a residence in Lonsdale Square.
• Ronnie Ronalde, music hall performer famous for his singing, whistling, yodelling and imitations of bird song was born and raised in Islington. As a young boy, he performed informally in the streets of Islington on a number of occasions.
• Jon Ronson, author, columnist, documentary maker.
• Abi Titmuss, glamour model.
• Charlie Watts, drummer of The Rolling Stones, was born and raised in Islington.
• Evelyn Waugh, writer, also lived in Canonbury Square from 1928.
• Samuel West, actor.
• Louisa Lytton, Famous actress best known for her role in Eastenders as Ruby Allen and on the bill as beth green
• Shana Swash, actress best known for the role on eastenders as demi miller
• Joe Swash, actor best known for the role on eastenders as mickey miller also brother to Shana Swash.
• Kate Garraway, television news presenter and a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing, Series Five.

• HM Prison Pentonville
• HM Prison Holloway

• 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,
• 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.^[2]
• Union Chapel

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.

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.

Islington is home to two universities;

• City University at Northampton Square, formerly the Northampton Institute, founded in 1894.
• London Metropolitan University on Holloway Road, formerly the University of North London and founded in 1896 as the Northern Polytechnic Institute.

• City and Islington College

Islington is served by the Islington Education Service and currently has 47 primary schools, ten secondary schools, three special schools and five Pupil Referral Units. In 2000, CEA, a private firm, took over Islington's state school system^[3].

Ambler Ashmount Blessed Sacrament RC Canonbury Christ the King Clerkenwell Parochial Copenhagen Drayton Park Duncombe Gillespie Grafton Hanover Hargrave Park Highbury Quadrant Hugh Myddelton Hungerford

Laycock Montem Moreland New North Newington Green Pakeman Pooles Park Prior Weston Robert Blair Rotherfield Sacred Heart St Andrews St Joan of Arc St John the Evangelist St Johns Highbury Vale St John's Upper Holloway

St Josephs St Jude & St Paul's St Luke's St Marks St Mary Magdalene St Marys Islington St Peter's & St Paul's Thornhill Tufnell Park Vittoria William Tyndale Winton Yerbury

source^[4]

Central Foundation Boys' School Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Language College Highbury Fields School Highbury Grove School Holloway School

Islington Arts and Media School Islington Green Mount Carmel RC Technology College for Girls St Aloysius College St Mary Magdalene Academy

source^[5]

• 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

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