Finsbury
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| Finsbury | |
  Finsbury shown within Greater London |
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| OS grid reference | |
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| 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 | |
Finsbury is a small district in the south of the London Borough of Islington and north of the City of London.
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[edit] 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The name as a geographical term of reference has partly been superseded in recent years by Clerkenwell and St Luke's. Although "Finsbury" is used in building names such as Finsbury Tower, the Finsbury Estate and the Finsbury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]
[edit] 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.
[edit] Today
Finsbury is the home of Exmouth Market, the Sadler's Wells Theatre and City University.
[edit] Transport
Nearest places:
Nearest tube stations:
[edit] Gallery
 Finsbury Town Hall |
 Lubetkin-designed Finsbury Health Centre |
[edit] References
- ^ Mills, D., Oxford Dictionary of London Place Names, (2000)
- ^ http://www.infoxone.net/main/a54c089.htm
[edit] External links
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