In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Battle Bridge like this:
BATTLE-BRIDGE, a chapelry in Islington parish, London; near the Regent's canal, and the terminus of the Great Northern railway. It was constituted in 1839 Pop., 17,489. Houses, 1,886. The living is a vicarage, united with p. curacy of St. Matthias, in the diocese of London. Value, £300. Patron, the Vicar of Trinity.
The location is that of All Saints Church Islington, originally known as All Saints Battle Bridge. Additional information about this locality is available for Islington
Battle Bridge through time
Battle Bridge is now part of Islington district. Click here for graphs and data of how Islington has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Battle Bridge itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Battle Bridge, in Islington and Middlesex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24335
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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