Islington
North London district
Islington is a borough in north London, historically working-class but now largely gentrified.
The name often evokes the transformation of urban neighborhoods by young professionals and the political attitudes associated with them—"Islington liberal" suggests champagne socialism or metropolitan progressivism disconnected from ordinary concerns: Her Islington dinner party friends wouldn't understand.
Personal proper noun
- HighburyFormer Arsenal stadium
- ArsenalNorth London football club
- Regent's CanalLondon navigation channel
- Kings CrossLondon railway terminus
Of four kings' era
- VictorianOf a prim era
- terracedArranged in successive levels
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- listed buildingsLegally protected historic structures
music halls · Dickens · Orwell · Tony Blair · gentrification · townhouses · ironwork · restoration
Unconventional, low-budget drama
- comedy clubsLive humor establishments
- galleriesSpaces for displaying art
- antiquesValuable old items
- literaryOf written works
jazz · design · arts festivals · independent cinema · bohemian · creative · gastropubs
Administrative town or district
- councilAdvisory deliberative group
- constituencyElectoral district's voters
- wardProtected person; division
- councillorsElected local representatives
town hall · local government · parliamentary · by-election · Labour · metropolitan · inner-city · residents association
Adjoining homes in sequence
- flatsDwellings or low shoes
- conversionsChanges in form or type
- gentrifiedMade affluent, displacing residents
- estate agentsProperty sale professionals
property prices · leasehold · freehold · mews · housing estates · young professionals · neighbours
Angel
Personal proper noun
- HighburyFormer Arsenal stadium
- ArsenalNorth London football club
- Regent's CanalLondon navigation channel
Georgian
Of four kings' era
- VictorianOf a prim era
- terracedArranged in successive levels
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
listed buildings · music halls · Dickens · Orwell · Tony Blair · gentrification · townhouses · ironwork · restoration · plaques
fringe theatre
Unconventional, low-budget drama
- comedy clubsLive humor establishments
- galleriesSpaces for displaying art
- antiquesValuable old items
literary · jazz · design · arts festivals · independent cinema · bohemian · creative · gastropubs
borough
Administrative town or district
- councilAdvisory deliberative group
- constituencyElectoral district's voters
- wardProtected person; division
councillors · town hall · local government · parliamentary · by-election · Labour · metropolitan · inner-city · residents association · planning
terraced houses
Adjoining homes in sequence
- flatsDwellings or low shoes
- conversionsChanges in form or type
- gentrifiedMade affluent, displacing residents
estate agents · property prices · leasehold · freehold · mews · housing estates · young professionals · neighbours
IslingtonBrixton
South London district
Southwark · Greenwich · Croydon · Camberwell · South London
IslingtonEssex
Southeastern English county
Romford · Boston · Kensington · Sunderland · Chelsea