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1. www.britannica.com › place › IslingtonIslington | London, Map, History, & Facts | Britannica

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   Islington, inner borough of London, England, located directly north of the City of London. It is part of the historic county of Middlesex. The present borough was established in 1965 by amalgamation of the former metropolitan boroughs of Islington and Finsbury.

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2. www.hilton.com › en › hotelsIslington & Angel Hotels | Hilton London Angel Islington ...

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   2 days ago · Hilton London Angel Islington. 53 Upper Street, London N1 0UY, United Kingdom. Directions Opens new tab. The Hilton Angel Islington offers a very modern stay in one of London's trendiest locales. Angel nightlife, Emirates Stadium and Eurostar St Pancras all nearby.

   • Location: 53 Upper Street, London N1 0UY, United Kingdom

   • Phone: 020 7354 7700

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3. www.timeout.com › london › bars-pubs16 Best Angel & Islington Pubs For A Great Night Out - Time Out

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   May 8, 2024 · Wednesday 8 May 2024. Battle through the chain boozers of Upper Street and you'll find a host of charming pubs all across Islington, from Canonbury and Barnsbury to De Beauvoir and Highbury.

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4. www.british-history.ac.uk › old-new-london › vol2Islington | British History Online

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   3 days ago · Islington is supposed to have been situated on the great northern Roman road called the Ermin, or Herman Street, which left London by Cripplegate, and passed through Islington, though, as some antiquaries think, the Roman road really intersected Old Street, and, crossing the City Road, passed by Highbury and Hornsey Wood, and continued by way ...

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5. www.hilton.com › en › hotelsAngel and Islington Hotel - London - DoubleTree ... - Hilton

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   3 days ago · 60 Pentonville Road, London N1 9LA, United Kingdom. Book direct for lower prices. 5-min walk to Angel, 15-min walk to King’s Cross and St. Pancras stations. Easy access to London shopping, financial and business districts.

   • Location: 60 Pentonville Road, London N1 9LA, United Kingdom

   • Phone: 020 7282 5500

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   What borough is Islington in?

   • It includes the areas of (from north to south) Finsbury Park, Upper Holloway, Highbury, Holloway, Islington, and Clerkenwell. The name Islington originally referred to the northern portion of the borough. Known as Gislandune (Gisla’s Hill) to the Anglo-Saxons, it appeared in Domesday Book (1086) as Iseldone.

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   What is Islington known for?

   • In later times Islington still remained renowned for its tea-gardens and places of rustic amusement, and in the Spleen, or Islington Spa, a comic piece, written by George Colman, and acted at Drury Lane in 1756, the author sketches pleasantly enough the bustle occasioned by a citizen's family preparing to start for their country house at Islington.

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   How did Islington get its name?

   • Others trace it to the Saxon word eisel (a hostage), without ever condescending to explain what hostages had to do with Islington. The more favoured supposition is that the village was originally called "Ishel," an old British word signifying "lower," and "dun," or "don," the usual term for a town or fortress.

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   What is Islington's 'Angel'?

   • That corner stone of Islington, the "Angel," has been now an established inn for considerably more than 200 years. In old days, it was a great haltingplace for travellers in the first night out of London.

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7. www.mylondon.news › all-about › islingtonIslington - News, views, pictures, video - MyLondon

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   May 19, 2024 · Islington. Bookmark. Islington drug dealer selling crack in playground legged it - but police were faster. Islington. Bookmark. Kings Cross BMW crash leaves woman fighting for her life in hospital. Metropolitan Police. Bookmark. Live: Kings Cross police incident shuts Pentonville Road with large cordon in place.

8. www.british-history.ac.uk › vch › middxIslington: Growth | British History Online

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   6 days ago · Islington c.1848. The 19th century saw a rapid but erratic spread of building to cover the entire parish. The increase in population was large up to the 1860s: the decades of heaviest increase were 1841-51 with 71 per cent, 1821-31 with 67 per cent, and 1851-61 with 63 per cent, and the other decades each had an increase of c. 49 per cent.