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| Upper Holloway | |
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 Church of St John | |
  Upper Holloway Location withinGreater London | |
| OS grid reference | TQ295869 |
| • Charing Cross | 3.75 mi (6.0 km) N |
| London borough | |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LONDON |
| Postcode district | N19 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| UK Parliament | |
| London Assembly | |
| 51°33′50″N0°07′59″W / 51.564°N 0.133°W /51.564; -0.133 | |
Upper Holloway is an area in theLondon Borough of Islington, London, centred on the upper part ofHolloway Road andJunction Road, forming part ofNorth London.
The part of the Great North Road through north of the parish of Islington was known as the Holloway by 1307, a name later applied to the communities that formed along it.[1] Upper Holloway is the original designation of theN19 postal district and the term is still used by the Royal Mail.[2]
Upper Holloway was one of several hamlets within the ancient parish ofSt Mary Islington.[3] As the population of the parish was increasing, the Church of St John Upper Holloway was built to meet local need, using the provisions of theChurch Building Act 1818. It was consecrated in 1828 and in 1830 a newecclesiastical parish was created, beginning the subdivision of the parish of Islington for this purpose.[4][5]
The area around Hornsey Road was traditionally known as "Tollington" and this name was used in theDomesday Book. This name has largely fallen out of use, but it remains as the name asan electoral ward on the local council and also of the parish of the Church of England in the area, and some local businesses still use the name in their name.
The classic late Victorian comic novelDiary of a Nobody is set in Upper Holloway. The BBC'sBBC Doomsday Project has some content for this area.[6]
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