Search Results for: islington

London boroughs map

…here shows the boundary between the boroughs of Camden and Islington (running along the middle of Brecknock Road and York Way), as well as the…

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Victoria Park

…the Islington league’. Estate agents refer to the area as ‘Victoria Park village’. In 1994 Victoria Park became the sole respon­si­bility of the London Borough…

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Lord’s

…St John’s Wood. The ground was opened by Thomas Lord (1757–1832) who was groundsman at the White Conduit Club, Islington, in 1780. In 1797 he started…

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Projected population growth

…275,083 308,099 +12.0% Islington 232,196 262,507 +13.1% Kens­ington and Chelsea 158,011 161,310 +2.1% Kingston upon Thames 176,952 202,097 +14.2% Lambeth 328,076 357,980 +9.1% Lewisham 301,541…

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Stoke Newington

…the community. During the 1980s Stoke Newington became something of a ‘new Islington’, a working-class district increas­ingly colonised by the young middle classes, many of…

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Mount Pleasant

Mount Pleasant, Islington/Camden A densely built-up street and locality in north-west Clerken­well This locality used to be known as Coldbath (or Cold Bath) Fields, from…

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Pronunciation

…‘l’, but Hidden London disap­proves Homerton HOM-ə-tən ˈhɒmətən Hounslow HOWNZ-loh ˈhaʊnzləʊ Isleworth EYE‑zəl‑wəth ˈaɪzəlwəθ Islington IZ-ling-tən ˈɪzlɪŋtən Jermyn Street JER-min street ˈdʒɜːmɪn striːt There is…

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South Tottenham

…provision in the 1870s of improved transport connec­tions, which included South Tottenham and Seven Sisters stations and an omnibus service to the Angel, Islington. New…

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EU Referendum

…‘champagne social­ists’. Places like Islington and Hampstead, though the latter is now too expensive for all but premier cru champagne social­ists. Plus hipsters in Shoreditch…

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De Beauvoir

…the Islington border, the Rosemary Branch is a pleasing pub with a studio theatre in what was once a Victorian music hall. At De Beauvoir primary…

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