Pentonville

Pentonville


Image:Greater london outline map bw.png Image:Red pog2.svg
OS grid reference	TQ315835
London borough	Islington
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	N1
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	Islington South and Finsbury
London Assembly	North East
European Parliament	London
List of places: UK • England • London

Pentonville is an area of north-central London in the London Borough of Islington, centred on the Pentonville Road.

Nearby places include Islington, St. Pancras, and Finsbury. The closest tube station is Angel.

Pentonville is John Stuart Mill's birthplace (20 May 1806).

Pentonville was part of the ancient parish of Clerkenwell, and was incorporated into the Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury by the London Government Act 1899. It has been part of the London Borough of Islington since 1965.

Pentonville is not the location of HM Prison Pentonville, which is located on Caledonian Road, some distance north in Barnsbury.

"Pentonville" is an experimental reggae track on the Babyshambles album Down in Albion.

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Districts	Archway · Angel · Barnsbury · Canonbury · Clerkenwell · Finsbury · Finsbury Park · Highbury · Holloway · Islington · Kings Cross · Mildmay · Newington Green · Pentonville · St. Luke's · Tufnell Park · Upper Holloway	Image:Arms-islington-lb.jpg
Attractions	Almeida Theatre · Emirates Stadium · The King's Head Theatre · Sadler's Wells Theatre · St. Luke's LSO · Union Chapel
Street markets	Camden Passage · Chapel Market · Exmouth Market · Nag's Head Market · Whitecross Street Market
Constituencies	Islington South and Finsbury · Islington North
Parks and open spaces in Islington