Chapels · London
Pentonville
Pentonville — a methodist chapel in england-london, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 20 min–45 min
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
About
Pentonville is a methodist chapel located in england-london, United Kingdom. Catalogued from Wikidata's UK heritage register; see the linked Wikipedia article for further details on its history, architecture and visiting information.
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Place summary
Pentonville is a chapel located in London. It is known for its distinctive architectural features and forms part of the local religious landscape.
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Background
History
The area is named after Henry Penton, who developed a number of streets in the 1770s in what was open countryside adjacent to the New Road. 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. There was a Pentonville ward from 1965 to 1978, electing three councillors to Islington London Borough Council. Pentonville is the birthplace of John Stuart Mill (1806) and Forbes Benignus Winslow (1810), the noted psychiatrist. In 1902 Vladimir Lenin and his wife lived just off Pentonville Road, and it was at this time that he first…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5350, -0.1031
- District
- Islington
- Parish
- Islington, unparished area
- Postcode
- N1 8EA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Islington South and Finsbury
- Official site
- ezendesigns.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q124237 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Pentonville (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Pentonville?
- Pentonville is in London, United Kingdom (postcode N1 8EA), in the parish of Islington, unparished area.
- Is Pentonville free to visit?
- Yes, Pentonville is free to enter.
- How do I get to Pentonville?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode N1 8EA. It sits within the Islington South and Finsbury parliamentary constituency.