Finsbury
in Greater London of England, United Kingdom

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
51.528 and -0.107 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 51° 31' 40" and W -0° 6' 25"
Currency and Currency Code:
Pound - GBP
Spoken languages:
English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 07:25 PM (Tuesday)
Timezone: Europe/London
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
7:02 am and 4:25 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-43.750 and 173.083 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Le Bons Bay
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for United Kingdom in Northern Europe

Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Explore Finsbury

Finsbury in Greater London (England) is located in United Kingdom a little north-east of London, the country's capital.

Local time in Finsbury is now 07:25 PM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 8 airports in the wider vicinity of Finsbury, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is London City Airport in a distance of 7 mi (or 12 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Tower of London in a distance of 8 mi (or 13 km), East. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. We found 4 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Islington, City of London, London, City of Westminster and Camden Town. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 12°C / 53 °F

Morning Temperature 10°C / 49 °F
Evening Temperature 12°C / 54 °F
Night Temperature 11°C / 52 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 80%
Air Pressure 1022 hPa
Wind Speed Calm with 2 km/h (1 mph) from West
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Overcast clouds

Wednesday, 6th of November 2024

14°C (57 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Scattered clouds, calm.

Thursday, 7th of November 2024

14°C (57 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Few clouds, light breeze.

Friday, 8th of November 2024

12°C (54 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Atelier Apartments By BridgeStreet Worldwide

Address
0,6 mi
Greville Street 30
EC1N 8AF London
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


GAZZANO LONDON APARTMENTS

Address
0,3 mi
167-169 FARRINGDON ROAD
EC1R3AL LONDON
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Clerkenwell One

Address
0,3 mi
Cyrus Street 3
EC1V 0BE London
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


The Rookery Hotel

Address
0,6 mi
12 Peter's Lane Cowcross St
EC1M 6DS London
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Tulip Níké Apartments

Address
0,4 mi
Check-In:123 Kings Cross Road
WC1X 9NH London
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


The One Tun Pub and Rooms

Address
0,6 mi
125/6 Saffron Hill
EC1N 8QS London
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Hilton London Angel Islington

Address
0,5 mi
53 Upper Street
N1 0UY London
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


DoubleTree by Hilton London - Islington

Address
0,3 mi
60 Pentonville Road
N1 9LA London
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


The Clerk & Well Pub & Rooms

Address
0,4 mi
156 Clerkenwell Road
EC1R 5DU London
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Zetter Hotel Clerkenwell

Address
0,4 mi
86 - 88 CLERKENWELL ROAD ST JOHNS SQUARE
EC1M 5RJ London
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury

The Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury was a Metropolitan borough within the County of London from 1900 to 1965, when it was amalgamated with the Metropolitan Borough of Islington to form the London Borough of Islington.

Located at 51.5268, -0.108 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Metropolitan boroughs of the County of London, History of Islington, Politics of Islington, 1900 establishments in the United Kingdom, 1965 disestablishments, Districts abolished by the London Government Act 1963

Cancer Research UK

Cancer Research UK is a cancer research and awareness charity in the United Kingdom, formed on 4 February 2002 by the merger of The Cancer Research Campaign and the Imperial Cancer Research Fund. Its aim is to reduce the number of deaths from cancer. As the world's largest independent cancer research charity it conducts research into the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the disease.

Located at 51.5315, -0.106587 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Cancer organizations, Health charities in the United Kingdom, Cancer research, Organizations established in 2002, Research in the United Kingdom, 2002 establishments in the United Kingdom, Cancer in the United Kingdom

Family Records Centre

The Family Records Centre (FRC) provided access to family history research sources mainly for England and Wales. It was administered jointly by the General Register Office (GRO) and The National Archives. It opened in March 1997 and was fully operational by the following month. It was situated at 1 Myddelton Street, Clerkenwell, London, close to the London Metropolitan Archives. It closed in 2008.

Located at 51.5269, -0.1075 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Archives in London, Genealogical libraries, Former buildings and structures of Islington

Exmouth Market

Exmouth Market is a semi pedestrianised street in Clerkenwell in the London Borough of Islington.

Located at 51.5259, -0.10892 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Retail markets in London, Streets in Islington

City Law School

The City Law School is one of the seven schools of City University in the City of London. In 2001, City Law School integrated the prestigious Inns of Court School of Law. Until 1999, the ICSL had a monopoly on the provision of the Bar Vocational Course (BVC), the obligatory professional training for would-be barristers in England and Wales, before they commence pupillage. The School is divided into two sections on two campuses.

Located at 51.5272, -0.105556 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
1852 establishments in England, City University London, Education in London, Law schools in England, Professional education in London, Educational institutions established in 1852

New Prison

The New Prison was a prison located in the Clerkenwell area of central London between c.1617 and 1877 (it should not be confused with the New Gaol, another name sometimes applied to Horsemonger Lane Gaol in Southwark, south London). The New Prison was used to house prisoners committed for examination before the police magistrates, for trial at the sessions, for want of bail, and occasionally on summary conviction.

Located at 51.5247, -0.1061 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Defunct prisons in London, Former buildings and structures of Islington, 1610s establishments in England

Clerkenwell Bridewell

Clerkenwell Bridewell was a prison located in the Clerkenwell area, immediately north of the City of London (in the modern London Borough of Islington), between c.1615 and 1794, when it was superseded by the nearby Coldbath Fields Prison in Mount Pleasant. It was named 'Bridewell' after the Bridewell Palace, which during the 16th century had become one of the City of London's most important prisons. Next-door was another prison, the New Prison, built in around 1617.

Located at 51.5248, -0.1077 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
1615 establishments in England, 1794 disestablishments, Defunct prisons in London, Former buildings and structures of Islington

Finsbury Estate

Finsbury Estate is a large-scale housing estate in the Finsbury area of London, England, comprising four purpose-built blocks of flats located on a level site, providing 451 residences. Patrick Coman House and Michael Cliffe House are high-rise blocks of 9 and 25 storeys respectively, while Joseph Trotter House and Charles Townsend House are of four storeys. Amenities include a community centre and library, below-ground car parking, a ball-games area and a playground area.

Located at 51.5265, -0.1053 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Brutalist architecture in the United Kingdom, Housing estates in London, Buildings and structures completed in 1968, Buildings and structures in Islington

Finsbury Health Centre

The Finsbury Health Centre in the Finsbury area of London, England, built in 1935-38, was designed by Berthold Lubetkin and the Tecton architecture practice. The design shares some of its materials and detailing with similar Lubetkin projects of the period, including the Priory Green, Spa Green and Hallfield Estates. Partly restored in the mid 1990s, the building is Grade I listed.

Located at 51.5249, -0.1089 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Modernist architecture in the United Kingdom, Berthold Lubetkin buildings, Buildings and structures completed in 1938, Grade I listed buildings in London, Health in Islington

Spa Fields

Spa Fields is a park, and surrounding area, in the London Borough of Islington in London, bordering Finsbury and Clerkenwell. Historically it is known for the Spa Fields riots of 1816 and an Owenite community which existed there between 1821 and 1824. The park, or open common was once of 14 hectares but was mostly built over in the 19th century, beginning in the 1830s, and is now a small park, popular with office workers at lunchtime, and a children's playground.

Located at 51.5257, -0.1082 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
1821 establishments in England, 1824 disestablishments, Districts of Islington, Parks and open spaces in Islington

Clerkenwell Prison

Clerkenwell (old) Prison, also known as the Clerkenwell House of Detention or Middlesex House of Detention was a prison in Clerkenwell, London. It held prisoners awaiting trial. It stood on Bowling Green Lane conveniently close to the Middlesex Sessions House, where prisoners would be tried, on Clerkenwell Green to the south.

Located at 51.5244, -0.107222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buildings and structures demolished in 1890, Defunct prisons in London, Former buildings and structures of Islington, 19th-century establishments in England

Spa Green Estate

Spa Green Estate between Rosebery Avenue and St John St in Clerkenwell, London EC1, England, is the most complete post-war realisation of a 1930s radical plan for social regeneration through Modernist architecture. Conceived as public housing, it is now a mixed community of private owners and council tenants, run by a resident-elected management organization.

Located at 51.5288, -0.1055 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Housing estates in London, Buildings and structures in Islington, Berthold Lubetkin buildings, Modernist architecture in the United Kingdom

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