London Borough of Islington
The London Borough of Islington [ ɪzlɪŋtən ] is a city district of London. It lies immediately north of the city center. With the establishment of the administrative region of Greater London in 1965, he emerged from the Metropolitan Borough of Islington and the Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury in the former County of London. The population continued in 2008 from 75.4 % White, 6.6 % Asian, 9.6% black and 2.4 % Chinese together.
In Islington there are two prisons ( Prison Holloway and Pentonville Prison ), a former prison is Coldbath Fields. Furthermore, there is the Emirates Stadium of Arsenal FC and the Sadler's Wells theater complex.
In Clerkenwell has been produced since 1786, the famous London Dry Gin Gordon's.
Districts
- Hinge
- Archway
- Barnsbury
- Canonbury *
- Clerkenwell *
- Farringdon
- Finsbury
- Finsbury Park *
- Highbury
- Highgate
- Holloway
- Islington
- Kings Cross
- Lower Holloway
- Newington Green
- Pentonville *
- St Luke's
- Tufnell Park *
- Upper Holloway *
* - There are no separate article, only redirects here For the corresponding parts of the city.
Personalities
- Thomas Birch English historian and writer
- Moses Browne, poet, translator and cleric
- Asa Butterfield, Actor
- Alexandra Burke, singer
- Chris Carter, musician
- Dwain Chambers, Athlete
- Winston Clifford, drummer
- Joe Cole, Football player
- Amelia Edwards, writer and Egyptologist
- Chris Farlowe, R & B singer
- Tony Hadley, pop singer
- Sidney Jones, composer and conductor
- Mary Kingsley, explorer and ethnologist
- Ethel Thomson Larcombe, tennis player
- Leona Lewis, singer
- John Stuart Mill, philosopher and economist
- Scott Neal, actor
- Jackie Pallo, Wrestler
- Alan Parker, Writer
- Ray Russell, guitarist, composer
- Sidney Thomas, Metallurg
- Emily Watson, actress
- Charlie Watts, drummer