
Islington
United Kingdom
Islington: facts
At a glance
- Country: United Kingdom
- Region: England
- Administrative status: seat of a third-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA3)
- Population: approximately 319,143
- Coordinates: 51.5362° N, 0.1030° W
- Time zone: Europe/London (UTC+00:00 standard, UTC+01:00 daylight saving time)
- Currency: Pound (GBP)
- Distance to the capital, London: 3.5 km (2.1 mi), straight line
Getting there
- London City Airport (LCY): 11 km (7 mi), straight line
- London Heathrow Airport (LHR): 26 km (16 mi), straight line
- London Luton Airport (LTN): 42 km (26 mi), straight line
Nearby
- Highbury: 1.5 km (1.0 mi)
- City of London: 2.7 km (1.7 mi)
- Camden Town: 2.8 km (1.8 mi)
- Chalk Farm: 3.3 km (2.1 mi)
- London: 3.5 km (2.1 mi)
Sources
- Islington
Coming up in Islington
- 5 Nov 2026: Guy Fawkes Day
- 8 Nov 2026: Remembrance Sunday
- 8 Nov 2026: Remembrance Sunday ceremony
- 8 Nov 2026: Remembrance Sunday
- 11 Nov 2026: Armistice Day two-minute silence
- 14 Nov 2026: Leadenhall Market Christmas lights switch-on
- 24 Dec 2026: Christmas Eve
- 24 Dec 2026: Christmas holidays
Guides to Islington
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