Angel
Angel is an area on the northern fringes of Central London within the London Borough of Islington. It is 2 miles north-northeast of Charing Cross on the Inner Ring Road at a busy transport intersection.Photo: Andy F, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Quarter
- Description: district of Central London, England
- Also known as: “Angel Area”, “Angel Area London”, “Angel London”, “Angel, London”, “The Angel”, and “The Angel, Islington”
Places of Interest
Highlights include London St Pancras International and Angel tube station.
London St Pancras International
Photo: Mattbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
London St Pancras International is a major international rail interchange and shopping destination in London. It is the British capital's only international station, with Eurostar services connecting the city with destinations in mainland Europe.
Angel tube station
Metro station
Photo: Sunil060902, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Angel is a London Underground station located in the Angel area of the London Borough of Islington. The station is on the Bank branch of the Northern line, between King's Cross St. Pancras and Old Street stations.
British Library
Library
Photo: Patche99z, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. Based in London, it is one of the largest libraries in the world, with an estimated collection of over 200 million items from multiple countries.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Spa Green Estate and Pentonville.
Spa Green Estate
Neighborhood
Photo: Grantham9, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Spa Green Estate between Rosebery Avenue and St John St in Clerkenwell, London EC1, England, is the most complete post-war realisation of a 1930s radical plan for social regeneration through Modernist architecture.
Pentonville
Neighborhood
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pentonville is an area in North London, located in the London Borough of Islington. It is located 1+3⁄4 miles north-northeast of Charing Cross on the Inner Ring Road.
Islington
Photo: DAVID HOLT, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Islington is a district of north London covering much of the London Borough of Islington. The area around The Angel, Upper Street and Essex Road is of special interest to visitors; it is home to a number of interesting shops selling antiques and collectibles as well as art galleries.
Angel
- Categories: area of London and locality
- Location: Islington, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.5332° or 51° 31′ 60″ northLongitude
-0.10611° or 0° 6′ 22″ westOpen location code
9C3XGVMV+7HOpenStreetMap ID
node 4001592822OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterWikidata ID
Q122527
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Angel” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “انجيل”
- Basque: “Angel”
- Chinese: “安吉爾”
- Dutch: “Angel”
- Esperanto: “Angel”
- Esperanto: “Anĝelo”
- French: “Angel”
- German: “Angel”
- Hebrew: “אנג’ל”
- Hindi: “द एंजल, इस्लिंगटन”
- Hindi: “द एंजल”
- Irish: “The Angel, Islington”
- Irish: “The Angel”
- Italian: “Angel”
- Japanese: “エンジェル (イズリントン)”
- Japanese: “エンジェル (ロンドン)”
- Malayalam: “എയ്ഞ്ചൽ”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Angel”
- Norwegian: “Angel”
- Persian: “انجل، لندن”
- Portuguese: “Angel, Londres”
- Portuguese: “Angel”
- South Azerbaijani: “انجل، لندن”
- Turkish: “Angel”
- Urdu: “اینجل، ازلنگٹن”
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