Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury

Finsbury
Finsbury Town Hall
Finsbury Town Hall

Finsbury within the County of London
Area
 • 1911/1931587 acres (2.38 km2)
 • 1931586 acres (2.37 km2)
Population
 • 191187,923
 • 193169,888
 • 193132,887
Density
 • 1911150/acre
 • 1931119/acre
 • 193156/acre
History
 • Created1900
 • Abolished1965
 • Succeeded byLondon Borough of Islington
StatusMetropolitan borough (1900—1965)
Civil parish (1915—1965)
GovernmentFinsbury Borough Council
 • HQRosebery Avenue
 • MottoAltiora Petimus (We seek higher things)

Coat of arms granted in 1931
Subdivisions
 • TypeCivil parish
 • UnitsCharterhouse (2)
Clerkenwell
Glasshouse Yard (3)
St Luke's
St Sepulchre (1)
Map Map of borough boundary

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.

It was the second smallest of the 28 boroughs within the County of London, stretching from Finsbury Pavement and Square northwest towards King's Cross, splitting The Angel as well as including Farringdon station and the GPO complex at Mount Pleasant.