Metropolitan Borough of Islington

Islington
St Mary

Islington within the County of London
Population
 • 1961235,632
History
 • OriginAncient parish
 • Abolished1965
 • Succeeded byLondon Borough of Islington
StatusCivil parish (until 1965)
Metropolitan borough (1900–1965)
GovernmentVestry of the Parish of Islington (until 1900)
Islington Borough Council (1900–1965)
 • HQTown Hall, Upper Street (1923–1965)
 • MottoDeus Per Omnia (God pervades all things)

Coat of arms of the borough council
Map Map of borough boundary
Coat of arms shown affixed to Orwell Court, municipal housing in Petherton Road

Islington was a civil parish and metropolitan borough in London, England. It was an ancient parish within the county of Middlesex, and formed part of The Metropolis from 1855. The parish was transferred to the County of London in 1889 and became a metropolitan borough in 1900. It was amalgamated with the Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury to form the London Borough of Islington in Greater London in 1965.