London Borough of Islington

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**London Borough of Islington**
Geography
Image:LondonIslington.png Shown within Greater London
Status	London borough
Area — Total	Ranked 352nd 14.86 km²
ONS code	00AU
Demographics
Population — Total (2003 est.) — Density	Ranked 80th 180,113 12,121 / km²
Ethnicity	75.4% White 11.9% Afro-Caribbean 5.4% South Asian1.7% Chinese
Politics
Leadership	Leader & Cabinet
Mayor	—
Executive	Liberal Democrats
MPs	Jeremy Corbyn Emily Thornberry
London Assembly — Member	North East London Jennette Arnold
Official website	http://www.islington.gov.uk/

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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 April 1965 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). Islington contains one of the largest intact areas of urban Georgian architecture, and the borough 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. John Stuart Mill, the famous economist and philosopher, was born in Pentonville, one of its areas, 20 May 1806.

The borough contains two Westminster parliamentary constituencies; Islington North and Islington South & Finsbury.

1 Districts of Islington
2 Famous residents
3 Famous places
4 Demographics of Islington
5 Etymology
6 External Links

Districts of Islington

The borough includes the areas:

Famous residents

Tony Blair, Prime Minister, once lived here (at 1 Richmond Crescent in Barnsbury). Other famous residents include the writers George Orwell and Douglas Adams, survivor Patricia McMillan, playwright Joe Orton, politician Boris Johnson, former nurse Abi Titmuss and pop musicians Dido, David Gray and John Lydon.

Famous places

Arsenal Stadium (also called Highbury)
HM Prison Pentonville
HM Prison Holloway

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).