Holborn

Holborn ( or ) is an area in central London, that covers the southeastern part of the London Borough of Camden and a part (St Andrew Holborn Below the Bars) of the Ward of Farringdon Without in the City of London.

Key facts

UK place.country: England
UK place.static_image_name: Staple Inn, London, UK - 20050821.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Staple Inn, near Chancery Lane tube station, the last of the Inns of Chancery
UK place.region: London
UK place.official_name: Holborn
UK place.london_borough: Camden
UK place.london_borough1: City of London
UK place.constituency_westminster: Holborn and St Pancras
UK place.constituency_westminster1: Cities of London and Westminster
UK place.population: 13,023
UK place.population_ref: (2011 Census. Holborn and Covent Garden Ward)
UK place.post_town

Article

22 sections

Contents

Origins and administration
Toponymy
Administration: Parish and Ward
Many Civil Parishes
Response to urbanisation
Latter history
Urban growth
Medieval
Tudor and Stuart periods
Legal profession
Historic points of interest
Geography
Transport
Nearby areas
Economy
Representation
Notable people
Gallery
See also
Notes
References
External links

The area has its roots in the ancient parish of Holborn, which lay on the west bank of the now buried River Fleet; the district takes its name from an alternative name for the river: the Holbourne (or Oldbourne). The area is sometimes described as part of the West End of London or of the wider West London area.