| Angel | |
|---|---|
 Angel Wings sculpture by Wolfgang and Heron with Price & Myers | |
  Angel Location withinGreater London | |
| OS grid reference | TQ315845 |
| • Charing Cross | 2 mi (3.2 km) SSW |
| London borough | |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LONDON |
| Postcode district | N1 |
| Postcode district | EC1 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| UK Parliament | |
| London Assembly | |
| 51°31′56″N0°06′24″W / 51.5321°N 0.1066°W /51.5321; -0.1066 | |
Angel is anarea on the northern fringes ofCentral London within theLondon Borough of Islington. It is 2 miles (3.2 km) north-northeast ofCharing Cross on theInner Ring Road at a busy transport intersection. The area is identified in theLondon Plan as one of 35 major centres inLondon. It is a significant commercial and retail centre, and abusiness improvement district. Angel straddles the ancient boundary of the parishes ofClerkenwell andIslington that later became the metropolitan boroughs ofFinsbury andIslington. It is named from the formerAngel Inn which stood on the corner of Islington High Street and Pentonville Road. Since 1965 the whole area has formed part of the London Borough of Islington inGreater London.
The area is named after theAngel Inn, which existed from the 17th century.[1]
The boundary of the ancient parishes ofClerkenwell andIslington cut through the area. The southern part of Liverpool Road and the western side of Islington High Street, including theAngel Inn were in the parish of Clerkenwell.[2] Despite this, both parts were considered to form part of the town of Islington. There is atraditional story that a pauper died in Islington and had to be taken to Clerkenwell for burial, which caused the land to be forfeited.[3] The parishes were located outside theCity of London. As they became populated suburbs of the city this was reflected in the addition of Clerkenwell in 1604 and Islington in 1636 to thebills of mortality weekly statistical returns.[4] The parishes were governed by vestries and were subject to theMiddlesex Quarter Sessions. In 1855, the area became part of the district of theMetropolitan Board of Works and the parish vestries were incorporated as local authorities. In 1889, the parishes were transferred from theCounty of Middlesex to theCounty of London. Clerkenwell became part of theMetropolitan Borough of Finsbury and Islington became theMetropolitan Borough of Islington in 1900. The two boroughs were combined in 1965 as theLondon Borough of Islington inGreater London.
Angel is part of the United Kingdom Parliament constituency ofIslington South and Finsbury.
Angel is located 2 miles (3.2 km) north-northeast ofCharing Cross on theInner Ring Road at the northern edge ofCentral London. The area defined byIslington London Borough Council as the Angel town centre stretches fromIslington Green in the north and includes the southern parts ofLiverpool Road andUpper Street. In the west it extends to includeChapel Market. South of the Angel intersection it includes the northern part ofSt John Street. Chapel Market creates aconservation area and the lower portion of Upper Street forms the Angel conservation area.[5] North of Angel isIslington, west isPentonville, south isClerkenwell and east isSt Luke's.
Angel is identified in theLondon Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.[6] It is abusiness improvement district, categorised as 'high street and town centre', known as angel.london.[7] The main economic activity of the area isretail. Secondary to this are theevening economy, leisure and education -Angel Central is a shopping centre with a mixture of shops, leisure and entertainment facilities including aVue cinema and theO2 Academy Islington nightclub. It was opened in 2002 as the N1 Centre,[8] and renamed Angel Central in March 2015.[9] TheCity and Islington College is another large example of these categories.[5]
) is on theNorthern line,Bank Branch, betweenKing's Cross St Pancras andOld Street stations.Angel () is the name of aLondon Underground station on theNorthern line. The station is part of an office block constructed in the early 1990s known as Angel Square, which incorporated new escalator shafts down to the station platforms (to replace the former lifts), and in the process moved the station entrance to its current location on Islington High St. The original station building on nearby Torrens Street still exists, although it is now used solely for housing the station's mechanical systems.
Angel tube station gives the locality a direct link northbound toEuston andCamden Town towardsEdgware andHigh Barnet. Southbound trains pass throughOld Street, theCity of London,London Bridge andElephant & Castle towardsMorden.[10]
The station is inLondon fare zone 1, andOyster Cards can be used for travel to and from the station.[10] Angel saw 19.2 million passenger entries and exits in 2017.[11]
Other nearby stations include:
andSt Pancras International)
SeveralLondon Bus routes serve Angel, including buses 4, 19, 30, 38, 43, 56, 73, 153, 205, 214, 274, 341, 394, 476 and night buses N19, N38, N41, N73, N205, N277.[12][13]
Upper Street carries theA1 from Angel northbound towardsHighbury,Archway andthe M1. The route's northern terminus is inEdinburgh, whilst to the south, the road passes throughClerkenwellen route to theCity of London onGoswell Road.
TheLondon Inner Ring Road passes east–west through Angel onPentonville Road andCity Road. The route is numbered the A501 and links the area directly toKing's Cross andEuston eastbound, andOld Street,Shoreditch andAldgate to the southeast.
Other key routes includeSt John Street (A401) toFinsbury andHolborn, and Essex Road (A104) towardsCanonbury,Dalston andHarringay (viaA105). Liverpool Road is also a busy route, running from Angel northbound towardsHolloway.
The London Borough of Islington monitors roadside pollution levels near Angel. A monitoring station forNitrogen Dioxide (NO2) on City Road recorded an annual average NO2 level of 48 μg/m3 (micrograms percubic metres) in 2017. This fails to meet the UK national clean air quality objective of 40 μg/m3.[14]
Cycling infrastructure is provided in the Angel area by the London Borough of Islington and Transport for London (TfL). This includesbus lanes which may be used by cyclists along Upper Street, Goswell Road, Pentonville Road and City Road.
Other cycling routes include:
Santander Cycles, a London-widebike-sharing system operates in Angel.[18]
TheRegent's Canal and itstowpath undershoot Angel throughIslington Tunnel, and link eastbound toMile End, theHertford Union Canal, andLimehouse Basin's lock with the Thames. West, the canal passes throughCamden Town andMaida Vale to theLittle Venice junction for eitherPaddington Basin or the rest of theGrand Union Canal.
City Road Basin stands to the east of Angel, nearCity Road Lock.Battlebridge Basin is in King's Cross, to Angel's west.
The Canal is maintained by theCanal & River Trust.[19]
