Finsbury
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Finsbury
Finsbury shown within Greater London
OS grid reference	TQ315825
London borough	Islington
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	EC1
Postcode district	WC1
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
European Parliament	London
UK Parliament	Islington South and Finsbury
London Assembly	North East
List of places: UK • England • London

Coordinates: 51°31′34″N 0°06′13″W / 51.52603, -0.10347

Finsbury is a small district in the south of the London Borough of Islington and north of the City of London.

Etymology

The name is first recorded as Vinisbir (1231) and means "manor of a man called Finn."^[1]

The name as a geographical term of reference has partly been superseded in recent years by Clerkenwell and St Luke's. Although "Finsbury" is used in building names such as Finsbury Tower, the Finsbury Estate and the Finsbury Library and by local newspaper, the Clerkenwell & Finsbury Advertiser. ^[2]

History

The name Finsbury has also been applied to the Finsbury division of the Ossulstone hundred of Middlesex and later the Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury in the County of London. In relation to this, there is a Finsbury Park some miles further north of the borough and within the division.

Now-demolished Holford Square was from 1942 the controversial location of a statue of Vladimir Lenin, erected by Finsbury Borough Council.

Today

Finsbury is the home of Exmouth Market, the Sadler's Wells Theatre and City University.

Transport

Nearest places:

• Clerkenwell
• Pentonville
• Islington
• City of London

Nearest tube stations:

• Angel tube station
• Barbican tube station

Gallery

Finsbury Town Hall

Lubetkin-designed Finsbury Health Centre

References

External links

v • d • e London Borough of Islington Districts Archway · Angel · Barnsbury · Canonbury · Clerkenwell · Finsbury · Finsbury Park · Highbury · Holloway · Islington · Kings Cross · Mildmay · Newington Green · Pentonville · St. Luke's · Tufnell Park · Upper Holloway Attractions Almeida Theatre · Emirates Stadium · The King's Head Theatre · Sadler's Wells Theatre · St. Luke's LSO · Union Chapel Street markets Camden Passage · Chapel Market · Exmouth Market · Nag's Head Market · Whitecross Street Market Constituencies Islington South and Finsbury · Islington North Parks and open spaces in Islington

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