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The part of the Great North Road through north of the parish of Islington was known as the Holloway by 1307, a name later applied to the communities that formed along it. Upper Holloway is the original designation of the
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on the local council and also of the parish of the Church of England in the area, and some local businesses still use the name in their name.
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The area around Hornsey Road was traditionally known as "Tollington" and this name was used in the
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A map showing the Upper Holloway ward of Islington Metropolitan Borough as it appeared in 1916.
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was created, beginning the subdivision of the parish of Islington for this purpose.
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For "Upper Holloway", an area of the village of Holloway, in Derbyshire, see
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Upper Holloway was one of several hamlets within the ancient parish of
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postal district and the term is still used by the Royal Mail.
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