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Angel, London
Angel
is an area on the northern fringe of
central London
. It is located north-northeast of
Charing Cross
on the
Inner Ring Road
at a busy transport intersection. The area is identified in the
London Plan
as one of 35 major centres in
London
. It is a significant commercial and retail centre, and a
business improvement district
. Angel straddles the ancient boundary of the parishes of
Clerkenwell
and
Islington
that later became the metropolitan boroughs of
Finsbury
and
Islington
. It is named from the former
Angel Inn
which stood on the corner of Islington High Street and Pentonville Road. Since 1965 the whole area has formed part of the
London Borough of Islington
in
Greater London
.
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