London Borough of Islington

London Borough of Islington
Shown within Greater London
Geography
Status:	London borough
Area: - Total	Ranked 352nd 14.86 km²
ONS code:	00AU
Demographics
Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density	Ranked 78th 181,013 12,181 / km²
Ethnicity:	75.4% White 5.4% S.Asian 11.9% Afro-Carib. 1.7% Chinese
Politics
Islington London Borough Council http://www.islington.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Liberal Democrats
MPs:	Jeremy Corbyn, Chris Smith
London Assembly: - Member	North East London - Jennette Arnold

Islington is a borough of London to the north of the City of London, west of Hackney, east of Camden, and south of Haringey. Population 179,000 (1998), ethnic minority population about 20%. It was formed in 1964 through amalgamation of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington and the Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury. It is an area of significant social contrasts (55% of population live in council housing, yet some houses of value greater than 3 million GBP). Contains one of the largest intact areas of urban Georgian architecture. Islington is also known for its shopping facilities and "trendy" restaurants, bars and clubs. Its most prominent institution is Arsenal F.C., one of the world's most successful football clubs.

The borough includes the areas:

• Angel
• Barnsbury
• Canonbury
• Clerkenwell
• Finsbury
• Highbury
• Holloway
• Islington
• Kings Cross
• Lower Holloway
• Pentonville
• Tufnell Park
• Upper Holloway, including Archway

Famous Residents

Tony Blair, Prime Minister, once lived here (in 1 Richmond Crescent, Barnsbury). Other famous residents include the writers George Orwell and Douglas Adams, playwright Joe Orton, politician Boris Johnson, and pop musicians Dido Armstrong and David Gray.

Famous Places

• Arsenal Stadium (also called Highbury)
• Pentonville prison
• Holloway prison

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.

Etymology

The area was recorded as Gislandune (c. 1000) and Iseldone (Domesday Book, 1086), from Old English *Gisla (man's name, genitive *Gislan) and -dun (hill, down).

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