Highbury

Highbury is included in London Borough of Islington. As per history, Highbury was included in the larger manor of Tolentone that has been mentioned in the Domesday Book. By the year 1794, Highbury Hill House, Highbury House and Highbury Barn got included in Highbury. The Arsenal Stadium was also located at Highbury which was the previous address of Arsenal football club. The Arsenal football club presently shifted to a new stadium close to Ashburton Grove.

During the period of 1870s, the southern part of the town was thronged with villas built in the Italian style. Large-scale renovation took place at Highbury after the end of the Second World War. The population of Highbury as recorded in the census of the year 2001 was 21,959.

Some of the popular residents of Highbury are:

• David Starkey
• Clive Anderson
• Jesse Birdsall
• Nick Robinson

Some of the railway and tube stations located in close proximity to Highbury are:

• Highbury & Islington tube station
• Arsenal tube station
• Finsbury Park station

There are many popular pubs and bars at Highbury where the tourists can visit for relaxation. Some of the pubs of Highbury are:

• The Bailey
• The Arsenal Tavern
• Bar Corsa
• The Bank of Friendship
• The Gunners
• The Woodbine
• The White House

Some of the popular restaurants at Highbury are:

• Iznik
• Au Lac
• Trevi Restaurant

Some of the places of attraction at Highbury are:

• Christ Church
• Arsenal Museum
• Highbury Fields
• Joseph Chamberlain's House

London Districts

Barnes	Battersea	Borough	Bow
Brixton	Canary Wharf	Central London	Chiswick
Clapham	East	Hampstead	Highbury
Highgate	Kingscross	Knightsbridge	Marylebone
Muswell Hill	North London	Notting Hill	Portobello
Primrosehill	Queens Park	Rainham	Soho
South London	Stoke Newington	Stratford	Twickenham
Wanstead	Wembley	West London	Wimbledon
Winchmore Hill

Last Updated on 28 march 2013