Everything about Finsbury totally explained
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."
The name as a geographical term of reference has partly been superseded in recent years by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.
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's 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:
Nearest tube stations:
Angel tube station
Barbican tube station
Gallery
Image:Finsbury Town hall1.jpg|Finsbury Town Hall
Image:Lubetkin Finsbury Health Centre.jpg|Lubetkin-designed Finsbury Health Centre
Further Information
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