Finsbury

Finsbury is a district of North-Central London, forming the southeastern part of the London Borough of Islington. It borders the City of London.

Key facts

UK place.official_name: Finsbury
UK place.static_image_name: Summer at Finsbury Square - geograph.org.uk - 514787.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Finsbury Square, looking north
UK place.static_image_2_name: Finsbury.jpeg
UK place.static_image_2_caption: The arms of the Metropolitan Borough refer to the London Wall and the northern gates
UK place.country: England
UK place.region: London
UK place.os_grid_reference: TQ315825
UK place.post_town: LONDON
UK place.postcode_area: EC
UK place.postcode_district: EC1
UK place.postcode_area1

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Contents

Geography
Origins and administration
Soke of Cripplegate
Manor and parishes
Latter administration and representation
History
Growth
Military history
Medical district
Famous residents
Points of interest
References
External links

Finsbury is a district of North-Central London, forming the southeastern part of the London Borough of Islington. It borders the City of London.

The Manor of Finsbury is first recorded as Vinisbir (1231) and means "manor of a man called Finn". Finsbury lay just outside Cripplegate (and on its later construction, Moorgate) in London Wall. At that time, much of the manor was part of the "great fen which washed against the northern wall of the City".