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Canonbury
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Canonbury is an area in London, forming part of the London Borough of Islington. It is located within the area between Essex Road, Upper Street and Cross Street and either side of St Paul's Road in North London.

Key facts

UK place.country
England
UK place.pushpin_map
United Kingdom London Islington
UK place.region
London
UK place.population
12,072
UK place.population_ref
(2011 Census. Ward)
UK place.official_name
Canonbury
UK place.static_image
Canonbury Square Gardens - geograph.org.uk - 5057747.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
Canonbury Square Gardens
UK place.os_grid_reference
TQ322845
UK place.post_town
LONDON
UK place.postcode_area
N
UK place.postcode_district
N1
UK place.london_borough
Islington
UK place.dial_code
020
UK place.constituency_westminster
Islington South and Finsbury

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • History
  • Geography
  • Places of interest
  • Literary and artistic connections
  • Churches
  • Groups in Canonbury
  • Politics
  • Demography
  • Transport and locale
  • Nearest stations
  • Buses
  • Education
  • Notable residents
  • References
  • External links

Canonbury is an area in London, forming part of the London Borough of Islington. It is located within the area between Essex Road, Upper Street and Cross Street and either side of St Paul's Road in North London.

==History== It has been conjectured that a secondary Roman road ran through Canonbury en route from Cripplegate in the City of London to modern-day Stevenage. The suggested route approximately bisected Canonbury at an orientation just east of north, entering the area at around Canonbury Gardens, passing through the junction between Willow Bridge Road and Canonbury Place, and leaving Canonbury at the northernmost point of St Paul's Road, where it takes a slight bend to the east of Highbury Grove.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Canonbury” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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