Upper Holloway

Upper Holloway
London Borough of Islington
Islington
Lage in Greater London
Status London Borough
Region Greater London
Verwaltungssitz Islington
Fläche 14,86 km² (352.)
Einwohner (2007) 187.800 (74.)
ONS-Code 00AU
Website www.islington.gov.uk

London Borough of Islington [ˈɪzlɪŋtən] ist ein Stadtbezirk von London. Er liegt unmittelbar nördlich der City of London und entstand bei der Gründung von Greater London im Jahr 1965 durch die Zusammenlegung der Bezirke Islington und Finsbury der ehemaligen County of London.

In Islington sind die sozialen Gegensätze sehr hoch. Einerseits leben 55 % der Bevölkerung in Sozialwohnungen, andererseits findet man hier Immobilien, die mehr als 3 Millionen Pfund wert sind. In Islington befinden sich zwei Gefängnisse (Holloway Prison und Pentonville Prison), aber auch das Emirates Stadium des FC Arsenal oder der Theaterkomplex Sadler's Wells. Die Bevölkerung setzt sich folgendermaßen zusammen: 75,4 % Weiße, 11,9 % Schwarze, 5,4 % Südasiaten und 1,7 % Chinesen.

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