London Borough of Islington

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The London Borough of Islington is an inner London borough in north London known for its dense urban character, vibrant cultural scene, and mix of historic and modern architecture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf London borough
local authority district
administeredBy Islington London Borough Council
borderedBy City of London
London Borough of Camden
London Borough of Hackney
London Borough of Haringey
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
surface form: London Borough of Tower Hamlets (across the City)
ceremonialCounty Greater London
contains Angel
Archway
Barnsbury
Canonbury
Clerkenwell
Finsbury
Highbury
Holloway
Islington
Lower Holloway
Mildmay
Nag’s Head
Pentonville
Tufnell Park (part)
Upper Holloway
country United Kingdom
created 1965
createdUnderAct London Government Act 1963
dialCode 020
executive Labour Party–controlled council
formedFrom Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury
London Borough of Islington self-linksurface differs
surface form: Metropolitan Borough of Islington
governingBody Islington London Borough Council
governmentType London borough council
hasAdministrativeCentre Islington
hasCulturalVenue Almeida Theatre
King’s Head Theatre
Sadler’s Wells Theatre
Union Chapel
hasFootballClub Emirates Stadium
surface form: Arsenal F.C. (Emirates Stadium in Holloway)
hasHigherEducationInstitution City, University of London
surface form: City, University of London (main campus in Islington)

London Metropolitan University (partly in Islington)
hasLondonAssemblyConstituency North East
hasMajorRoad A1
A501
A503
hasPark Caledonian Park
Gillespie Park
Highbury Fields
hasRailwayStation Finsbury Park
surface form: Finsbury Park (partly within borough)

Highbury & Islington
hasShoppingArea Angel Central
Upper Street, Islington
surface form: Upper Street
hasUndergroundLine Northern line
Piccadilly line
Victoria line
knownFor dense urban character
mix of historic and modern architecture
vibrant cultural scene
leaderTitle Leader of the Council
legislature Islington London Borough Council
localAuthorityAreaCode E09000019
locatedIn north London
LondonBoroughCode ISL
NUTSCode UKI43
OSGridReference TQ315845
partOf Inner London
London, England
surface form: London
populationDensity among the highest in the United Kingdom
populationRankInLondon one of the most densely populated boroughs
postalCodeArea EC
N
region London, England
surface form: London
settlementType borough
sovereignState United Kingdom
timeZone GMT
timeZoneDST BST
UKParliamentConstituency Islington North
Islington South West
surface form: Islington South and Finsbury

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EC2 postal district locatedIn London Borough of Islington
Canonbury locatedIn London Borough of Islington
Anna Scher Theatre basedInBorough London Borough of Islington
EC postcode area covers London Borough of Islington
Gospel Oak to Barking line regionServed London Borough of Islington
Highbury & Islington station locatedIn London Borough of Islington
Finsbury Park locatedInBorough London Borough of Islington
High Barnet branch servesBorough London Borough of Islington
Archway, London, England locatedInBorough London Borough of Islington
East Stand borough London Borough of Islington
West Stand locatedInBorough London Borough of Islington
Clock End locatedInBorough London Borough of Islington
Highbury Square housing complex locatedInBorough London Borough of Islington
Islington contains London Borough of Islington
this entity surface form: Islington (district)