- Finsbury Park, London
: "For the nearby park of the same name, see
Finsbury Park ."infobox UK place
country = England
map_type = Greater London
region= London
population=
official_name= Finsbury Park, London
london_borough=
constituency_westminster=
post_town= LONDON
postcode_area=N
postcode_district=N4
london_borough= Haringey
dial_code= 020
os_grid_reference= TQ314872
latitude= 51.5683
longitude= -0.1031Finsbury Park is an area in north
London ,England which grew up around an important railway interchange at the junction of the London Boroughs of Islington, Haringey and Hackney. It is not to be confused withFinsbury , which is some miles further south, in theLondon Borough of Islington .The Locale
The area is centered on
Finsbury Park station , a major bus, rail and tube interchange near the southern end of the 122-acre public park of the same name. Both the station and the park have seen much public investment on improvements in recent years.The surrounding area has a definite cosmopolitan feel, as reflected by the wide variety of shops and establishments on
Seven Sisters Road ,Blackstock Road andStroud Green Road . TheNorth London Central Mosque (formerly theFinsbury Park Mosque , which drew attention for extremist activity before a change in leadership in 2003) is located here. Arsenal Football Club's newEmirates Stadium is nearby. Stroud Green is a small part of the Finsbury Park area.Education
:"For details of education in Finsbury Park, London see the London Boroughs of Hackney, Haringey and Islington articles."
Nearest places
* Manor House
*Highbury
* Stroud Green
* Holloway
*Harringay
*Crouch End
*Islington Transport
Nearest tube and rail station
*
Finsbury Park station
*Manor House tube station
*Arsenal tube station External links
* [http://finsburypark.wordpress.com/ A blog for Finsbury Park N4]
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