Where does the name Barnsbury come from? The name ‘Barnsbury’ comes from the de Berners family, which owned the medieval manor that occupied the site until the early C16th. The… Read More
Local History
Cloudesley Square, Barnsbury
Cloudesley square was the first square to be built over the Barnsbury area of Islington and was originally part of the Cloudesley Estate. The site of the square was formerly… Read More
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