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Some
interesting info about Islington.
Islington was originally named by the Saxons Giseldone
(1005), then Gislandune (1062). The name means 'Gīsla's hill' from
the Old English personal name Gīsla and dun 'hill', 'down'. The name
then later mutated to Isledon, which remained in use well into the
17th century when the modern form arose. In medieval times,
Islington was just one of many small manors in the area, along with
Bernersbury, Neweton Berewe or Hey-bury, and Canonesbury (Barnsbury,
Highbury and Canonbury - names first recorded in the 13th and 14th
centuries). "Islington" came to be applied as the name for the
parish covering these villages, and was the name chosen for the
Metropolitan Borough of Islington, on its formation in 1899. On the
merger with Finsbury, to form the modern borough this name came to
be applied to the whole borough. The London Borough of Islington is a
London borough in Inner London. It was formed in 1965 by merging the
former metropolitan boroughs of Islington and Finsbury. The borough
contains two Westminster parliamentary constituencies, Islington
North and Islington South & Finsbury.
The borough includes the areas: Angel,
Archway,
Barnsbury,
Canonbury,
Clerkenwell,
Finsbury,
Finsbury Park,
Highbury,
Holloway,
Islington,
Kings Cross,
Nag's Head,
Newington Green,
Pentonville,
St Luke's,
Tufnell Park,
Old Street,
Mildmay,
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