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Information on this page was provided by John Henley, who regularly answers questions on mailing lists about Middlesex parishes and churches.
Here is a list of all the Anglican churches of Islington in 1890, with the dates of the parish formation if known. As always, corrections welcome. By 1890 there were some 43 ecclesiastical parishes (today 28), Islington is in the modern London Borough of Islington, as are parts of Holborn and Clerkenwell and Old Street, which are the subject of a separate list. Previously it had been [1900-1965] a Metropolitan borough in the County of London. Before that it was an ancient and civil parish, with a Vestry, in Middlesex until 1889 when the County of London was created. There have been various minor adjustments to the [civil] parish/metropolitan and London borough boundaries over the past 150 years.
Original registers if not still with church are mostly deposited in the
London
Metropolitan Archives. On search form enter "Islington" as key word.
Or choose Islington as Borough, enter a significant word of the church
name on the search form. If that doesn't work, try "register" as the
search word. Putting a narrow range of years reduces the number of
entries and makes it easier to spot the one of interest.
In the list below, the name of the church as it appears in the database
of London Metropolitan Archives is shown (in capitals) followed by the
words "in LMA database", with an indication if there are indexes as well
as parish registers.
I've tried to comment about their IGI status, but if you go to FamilySearch and Browse > Browse
Library Catalogue > Placename Search and select Islington, Middlesex ]
> Church Records and Church Records-Indexes, you will see a list of
all the LDS film holdings. Batch numbers were at this site
http://home.clear.net.nz/pages/nzsoghamilton/batchnumbers.htm but now see
IGI Batch Numbers, Middlesex and London, places A to M and
IGI Batch Numbers, Middlesex and London, places N to Z provided by
Hugh Wallis. Some churches may appear on the British Vital Records Index
(BVRI - an index on CDROM available for sale from the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints) rather than the IGI. If on the IGI or BVRI
then the LDS has a film of the registers.[which may not be complete].
St. Mary, Islington is the ultimate parent parish of them all. You will see that very few churches were in existence in 1837, when civil registration of Births, Marriages and Deaths began.
In the list below, the location of most churches is shown by a link to our outline map showing the boundaries of parishes in Islington Deanery in 1903. Location is also shown as an Ordnance Survey grid reference, with a link to Multimap for a modern street map; the marked position on this will either be near the church, or near the street on which the church is or was sited.
Islington, St. Mary, Upper Street -
[12th.cent] - the mediĉval parish church- rebuilt 15th.cent and again
1720, bombed except tower and rebuilt 1950-56. Still open. Not on IGI or
BVRI.
SAINT MARY, ISLINGTON, UPPER STREET, ISLINGTON in LMA database
Parish is no. 31 on outline map, at grid
reference TQ318838
(link to Multimap)
Islington, All Saints' Battle Bridge,
[aka All Saints Kings Cross] Caledonian Road/All Saints Street [1837] -
burnt 1975 and demolished. Still open [hall-church]. Parish united to St.
Andrew Barnsbury w. Holy Trinity as the Barnsbury Team Ministry. Do not
confuse with All Saints White Lion Street (Pentonville) - see below and
Finbury/Clerkenwell list.
ALL SAINTS, BATTLE BRIDGE, CALEDONIAN ROAD, ISLINGTON in LMA database
Parish is no. 37 on outline map, at grid
reference TQ307837
(link to Multimap)
Islington, St. John's Mission, Copenhagen Street/York Road - mission chapel in previous parish.(1879) Closed between 1956-61. Now gone??
Islington, All Saints', Dalmeny
Road/Tytherton Road, Tufnell Park, Upper Holloway [1886] Bombed 1944,
restored 1953. Closed 1975[?]. now flats. Parish united to St. George
Tufnell Park
ALL SAINTS, TUFNELL PARK, TYTHERTON ROAD, ISLINGTON in LMA database
Parish is no. 11 on outline map, at grid
reference TQ296861
(link to Multimap)
Islington, Christ Church, Highbury
Grove [1848] Still open, parish now Highbury, Christchurch w. St.
John & St. Saviour.
CHRIST CHURCH, HIGHBURY GROVE, HIGHBURY GROVE, ISLINGTON in LMA
database
Parish is no. 15 on outline map, at grid
reference TQ319855
(link to Multimap)
Islington, St. John, Highbury Park,
Highbury Vale. [1881] closed 1979, demolished 1980's. 1979, Parish
united to Christ Church.
SAINT JOHN, HIGHBURY PARK, HIGHBURY PARK, ISLINGTON in LMA database
Parish is no. 16 on outline map, at grid
reference TQ320853
(link to Multimap)
Islington, Holy Trinity, Cloudesley
Square [1829] 1978 church closed and declared redundant. taken over
by Celestial Church of Christ, 1980. Replaced by the Church on the Corner in the
converted King Edward VII pub at 64 Barnsbury Road. Parish united to St.
Andrew Barnsbury and All Saints Battle Bridge as the Barnsbury Team
Ministry.
HOLY TRINITY, ISLINGTON, CLOUDSLEY SQUARE, ISLINGTON some index
Parish is no. 30 on outline map, at grid
reference TQ313838
(link to Multimap)
Islington, St. Andrew, Thornhill
Square, Barnsbury [1854] still open. Parish united with St. Thomas
Barnsbury, 1953, with St. Matthias, 1956, with Holy Trinity, 1980 and
lastly to All Saints Battle Bridge as the Barnsbury Team Ministry.
SAINT ANDREW, BARNSBURY, THORNHILL SQUARE, ISLINGTON in LMA database
Parish is no. 28 on outline map, at grid
reference TQ308841
(link to Multimap)
Islington, St. Andrew, Poole's Park
(Whitehall Park) [1897] still open, part of the Upper Holloway Team
Ministry.
SAINT ANDREW, WHITEHALL PARK, ISLINGTON in LMA database
Parish is no. 1 on outline map, at grid
reference TQ293873
(link to Multimap)
Islington, St Anne Holloway, Poole's
Park (Tollington Park)(just East of Durham Road) [1868] - derelict by
1957, demolished 1965. Small church adjacent opened 1960, demolished
1970. 1975, parish united to St. Mark.
SAINT ANNE, POOLE'S PARK, POOLE'S PARK, ISLINGTON in LMA database
Parish is no. 9 on outline map, at grid
reference TQ310868
(link to Multimap)
Islington, St. Thomas the Apostle,
Monsell Road, Blackstock Road, (St. Thomas's Road) Finsbury Park
[1888] still open.
SAINT THOMAS, FINSBURY PARK, SAINT THOMAS'S ROAD, ISLINGTON in LMA
database
Parish is no. 10 on outline map, at grid
reference TQ315863
(link to Multimap)
Islington, St. Augustine, Park Road,
Highbury New Park [1864/1871] - Services in hall 1970-1981, church
restored and re-opened 1982. still open.
SAINT AUGUSTINE, HIGHBURY, HIGHBURY NEW PARK, ISLINGTON in LMA
database
Parish is no. 17 on outline map, at grid
reference TQ324857
(link to Multimap)
Islington, St Barnabas, Harvist Road,
Hornsey Road (Harvist Estate is now off Citizen Road)[1866] closed
1947, demolished 1966. 1945 Parish united to Emmanuel. 1953 parish
divided, part to Emmanuel, part to St. Mary Magdalene.
SAINT BARNABAS, HORNSEY ROAD, HORNSEY ROAD, ISLINGTON. in LMA
database
Parish is no. 14 on outline map, at grid
reference TQ311860
(link to Multimap)
Islington, St. Bartholomew,
Shepperton Road, New North Road [1865] Held services for St. Stephen's
1927-1938 and after St. Stephen's bombed 1940. United to St. Stephen's
Canonbury Road 1938(Young) or 1953 (VCH) to St. Stephen's and St.
Matthew's - church demolished c.1970.
SAINT BARTHOLOMEW, ISLINGTON, SHEPPERTON ROAD, ISLINGTON in LMA
database
Parish is no. 36 on outline map, at grid
reference TQ327838
(link to Multimap)
Islington, St. Clement, Arundel
Square,(Westbourne Road) Barnsbury [1862]. From 1966 main church used
as St. John Baptist Greek Orthodox Church. 1973 Adjoining bombed hall
restored and used by Anglicans. 1976 parish united to St. David. still
open 1975, now gone??
SAINT CLEMENT, BARNSBURY, WESTBOURNE ROAD, ISLINGTON in LMA database
Parish is no. 24 on outline map, at grid
reference TQ312846
(link to Multimap)
Islington, St. David, Westbourne Road,
Barnsbury (West Holloway) [1869] still open 1975, now St. Anthony and
St. John Greek Orthodox Church. Parish united with St. James, (Victoria
Road) Holloway Road. Later St. Mary Magdalen and. St. David united as
Holloway Team Ministry.
SAINT DAVID, BARNSBURY, WESTBOURNE ROAD, ISLINGTON in LMA database
Parish is no. 23 on outline map, at grid
reference TQ310847
(link to Multimap)
St. David's Lough Road still open - I suspect that this is the church hall of the previous - can anyone confirm???
Islington, St. George, Tufnell Park
Road [1868] still open 1975, now replaced by a modern multipurpose
worship centre, original church now a concert hall.
SAINT GEORGE, TUFNELL PARK, CRAYFORD ROAD, ISLINGTON in LMA database
Parish is no. 12 on outline map, at grid
reference TQ300859
(link to Multimap)
Islington, St. James, Victoria Road
(later Chalfont Road, later Chillingworth Road), Holloway (Lower
Holloway) [1839] 1953 parish united to St. Mary Mag. Church bombed 1944,
parish hall for St. Mary Magdalen built inside shell.
SAINT JAMES, HOLLOWAY, VICTORIA ROAD, ISLINGTON in LMA database
Parish is no. 19 on outline map, at grid
reference TQ311852
(link to Multimap)
Islington, St. James the Apostle, Prebend
Street, Prebend Road [1872] 1953 parish united with St. Philip,
church still open. Do not confuse with St. James, Pentonville
(Pentonville Road) see Finsbury/Clerkenwell list.
SAINT JAMES THE APOSTLE, ISLINGTON, PREBEND STREET, ISLINGTON in LMA
database
Parish is no. 40 on outline map, at grid
reference TQ322838
(link to Multimap)
Islington, St. John the Evangelist, Upper
Holloway Road (St. John's Grove), Upper Holloway [1828]. Still open,
part of the Upper Holloway Team Ministry.
SAINT JOHN THE EVANGELIST, UPPER HOLLOWAY, PEMBERTON GARDENS, ISLINGTON
in LMA database
Parish is no. 6 on outline map, at grid
reference TQ297866
(link to Multimap)
Islington, St Peter, Highgate Hill,
Langdon Road, (Bredgar Road/Dartmouth Park Road) Upper Holloway [1880] -
still open, part of the Upper Holloway Team Ministry. original church
demolished & replaced 1979.
SAINT PETER, DARTMOUTH PARK HILL, DARTMOUTH PARK HILL, ISLINGTON in LMA
database
Parish is no. 5 on outline map, at grid
reference TQ290867
(link to Multimap)
Islington, St. Stephen Upper
Holloway, Elthorne Road, Hornsey Rise, [1881] Closed 1980,
Demolished 1983. 1980 Parish united to St. Mary Hornsey Rise.
SAINT STEPHEN, ISLINGTON, ELTHORNE ROAD, ISLINGTON in LMA database
Parish is no. 2 on outline map, at grid
reference TQ296868
(link to Multimap)
Islington, St. John the Baptist,
Cleveland Road, Highbury New Park, [1866/1872] War damage 1940,1944.
Services in hall until 1971, Registers closed 1967, Church redundant
1971, demolished by 1981. 1971 Parish united with previous.
SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST, ISLINGTON, CLEVELAND ROAD, ISLINGTON in LMA
database
Parish is no. 35 on outline map, at grid
reference TQ328841
(link to Multimap)
Islington, St. Jude, Mildmay Grove,
Mildmay Park [1856] still open.
SAINT JUDE, MILDMAY GROVE, MILDMAY GROVE, ISLINGTON in LMA database -
some indexes
Parish is no. 26 on outline map, at grid
reference TQ333852
(link to Multimap)
Islington, St. Luke, Hillmarton Road,
Camden Road, West Holloway [1861] Some bomb damage, 1941, repaired
1956 - Still open.
SAINT LUKE, WEST HOLLOWAY, PENN ROAD, ISLINGTON in LMA database - some
indexes
Parish is no. 18 on outline map, at grid
reference TQ303854
(link to Multimap)
Islington, St. Francis, North Road, West Holloway, chapel of ease in previous, [189?] rebuilt 1976, still open.
Islington, St. Mark, Tollington Park
[1854] still open, part of the Tollington Team Ministry.
SAINT MARK, TOLLINGTON PARK, ISLINGTON in LMA database
Parish is no. 8 on outline map, at grid
reference TQ307868
(link to Multimap)
Islington, Emmanuel, Hornsey Road
[1886] still open, part of the Tollington Team Ministry.
EMMANUEL, HORNSEY ROAD, HORNSEY ROAD, ISLINGTON in LMA database
Parish is no. 13 on outline map, at grid
reference TQ308861
(link to Multimap)
Islington, St. Mary Magdalen, West of
Holloway Road South of Madras Place, (1894) see Holloway Chapel, next
entry.
SAINT MARY MAGDALENE, HOLLOWAY ROAD, HOLLOWAY ROAD, ISLINGTON in LMA
database
Parish is no. 20 on outline map, at grid
reference TQ313850
(link to Multimap)
Islington, Holloway Road Chapel - chapel of ease [1811] to St. Mary, first in Islington. Later St. Mary Magdalene, Lower Holloway (see previous entry), became separate parish in 1894, united 1953 with St. James, (Victoria Road) Holloway Road. Still open. Burials ceased 1856.
Islington, St. Mary-the-Less, Ashley
Road, Hornsey Rise [1861] - still open, part of the Upper Holloway
Team Ministry.
SAINT MARY, HORNSEY RISE, ASHLEY ROAD, ISLINGTON in LMA database
Parish is no. 3 on outline map, at grid
reference TQ302875
(link to Multimap)
Islington, St. Matthew, Essex Road
[1851] began 1836 as St. Paul's Episcopal Chapel in former Wesleyan
chapel in New Norfolk Street (later Ecclesbourne Road). New building and
separate parish 1851. Damaged WW2, demolished by 1966. Parish united to
St. Stephen w. St. Bartholomew, 1953.
SAINT MATTHEW, ESSEX ROAD, ESSEX ROAD, ISLINGTON in LMA database
Parish is no. 34 on outline map, at grid
reference TQ324842
(link to Multimap)
Islington, St. Matthias, Caledonian
Road [1888]. 1868 began as chapel of ease in Caledonian Rd. in Parish
of St. Luke West Holloway. New bldg & separate parish 1888. 1955
united to St. Andrew w. St. Thomas. 1956-1972 chapel of Ease to St.
Andrew Thornhill Square. Declared redundant and demolished 1978-81.
SAINT MATTHIAS, CALEDONIAN ROAD, CALEDONIAN ROAD, ISLINGTON in LMA
database
Parish is no. 22 on outline map, at grid
reference TQ305848
(link to Multimap)
Islington, St. Michael, Bingfield Street,
Caledonian Road [1856/1864] Closed 1973. 1977 parish united to St.
Andrew, derelict by 1981, gone by 1985?
SAINT MICHAEL, ISLINGTON, BINGFIELD STREET, ISLINGTON in LMA database
Parish is no. 27 on outline map, at grid
reference TQ306839
(link to Multimap)
Islington, St. Paul, Essex Road, Ball's
Pond. [1828] , church closed 1981, now a school. 1982 Parish united
to St. Jude's.
SAINT PAUL, CANONBURY, ESSEX ROAD, ISLINGTON in LMA database
Parish is no. 25 on outline map, at grid
reference TQ327848
(link to Multimap)
Islington, St. Paul, Kingsdown
Road/Hanley Road, Upper Holloway aka St. Paul Tollington [1870] 1953
church closed and demolished. Parish united to St. Saviour's, Hanley
Road.
SAINT PAUL, UPPER HOLLOWAY, KINGSDOWN ROAD, ISLINGTON in LMA database
Parish is no. 7 on outline map, at grid
reference TQ302867
(link to Multimap)
Islington, St. Peter, St. Peter
Street, (Devonia Road) [1835] aka St. Peter River Lane. 1982
redundant, now converted to flats. Parish united to St James, Prebend
Street.
SAINT PETER, ISLINGTON, DEVONIA ROAD, ISLINGTON in LMA database
Parish is no. 39 on outline map, at grid
reference TQ319835
(link to Multimap)
Islington, St. Philip, Arlington
Square [1858] 1953 closed and demolished. Parish united to St. James
the Apostle.
SAINT PHILIP THE EVANGELIST, ARLINGTON SQUARE, ARLINGTON SQUARE,
ISLINGTON in LMA database
Parish is no. 41 on outline map, at grid
reference TQ324836
(link to Multimap)
Islington, St Saviour, Aberdeen Park
[1866] John Betjeman's childhood church. Closed 1980. Now art studios.
Parish united to Christ Church Highbury.
SAINT SAVIOUR, HIGHBURY, ABERDEEN PARK, ISLINGTON in LMA database
Parish is no. 21 on outline map, at grid
reference TQ322854
(link to Multimap)
Islington, St. Saviour, Hanley Road,
Tollington Park (Stroud Green) [1882] - still open, part of the
Tollington Team Ministry.
SAINT SAVIOUR, ISLINGTON, HANLEY ROAD, ISLINGTON in LMA database
Parish is no. 4 on outline map, at grid
reference TQ306873
(link to Multimap)
Islington, St. Silas, Penton Street
(Pentonville) [1867] - still open. [Technically most of parish in in
Met.Boro'of Finsbury, formerly Clerkenwell]
SAINT SILAS, PENTONVILLE, PENTON STREET, ISLINGTON in LMA database
Parish is no. 38 on outline map, at grid
reference TQ311833
(link to Multimap)
Islington, St. Stephen's Mission, White Lion Street, also known as
All Saints' [1888] Mission chapel in previous parish, but begun from All
Saints' Battle Bridge 1838. closed 1958. [Technically in Metropolitan
Borough of Finsbury, formerly Clerkenwell]
ALL SAINTS MISSION CHAPEL, WHITE LION STREET, ISLINGTON in LMA
database
Islington, St Stephen Canonbury Road
(near junction with Essex Road) [1839, separate parish 1860] - Bombed
1940, rebuilt, reopened 1957 still open. 1971 Parish renamed
Canonbury.
SAINT STEPHEN, CANONBURY ROAD, CANONBURY ROAD, ISLINGTON in LMA
database
Parish is no. 33 on outline map, at grid
reference TQ320841
(link to Multimap)
Islington, St. Thomas Barnsbury
Hemingford Road/Copenhagen Street, [1862]. registers closed 1946?, church
demolished 1947. Parish united to Holy Trinity Cloudesley Square and St.
Andrew w. St. Thomas 1953.
SAINT THOMAS, ISLINGTON, HEMINGFORD ROAD, ISLINGTON in LMA database
Parish is no. 29 on outline map, at grid
reference TQ309837
(link to Multimap)
The link from the parent parish leads to a GENUKI page with an 1868 Gazetteer description of the area, and link to a modern map for that location. For old maps, on-line or printed, see street and map sites list, maps recommended by John Henley for use with his lists of churches
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