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Upper Holloway London Map

Traditional county: London · Unitary authority: Greater London · Region: London

Explore Upper Holloway, London with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Upper Holloway map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.

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PlaceUpper Holloway
Traditional CountyLondon
Unitary AuthorityGreater London
District / BoroughIslington
RegionLondon
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.567791
Longitude-0.131637
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Upper Holloway

Upper Holloway draws its character from the steep, northward tilt of the land that climbs away from the basin of the capital toward the high ridges of the north. It lies 4.1 miles north-north-west of City of London (from City of London: bearing 335°T, OS grid TQ 295 870). Victorian terraces of London stock brick define the skyline here, their soot-streaked facades catching the pale, watery light that drifts across the suburban rooflines in the late afternoon. The steady pulse of the Archway Road serves as the main artery, channelling a restless stream of traffic past the quiet, verdant retreat of the Scholefield Road Open Space. A short walk away, the Whittington Stone anchors the memory of the past in the pavement, marking the spot where legend says a young Dick Whittington heard the bells chime a hopeful future. The presence of the Windrush & Commonwealth NHS Nurses and Midwives Statue offers a more modern resonance, grounding the local identity in the enduring service of those who arrived to shape the public life of the nation. Upper Holloway remains a place of transition, where the dense, brick-built urban grain begins to yield to the wider, leafier elevations of the northern heights. Every street here holds a subtle tension between the grit of the city and the promise of the rising ground beyond.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Whittington Stone (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 249° WSW
  • Scholefield Road Open Space (Park) — 0.3 mi, 113° ESE
  • Zoffany Park (Park) — 0.3 mi, 104° ESE
  • Windrush & Commonwealth NHS Nurses and Midwives Statue (Public Artwork) — 0.3 mi, 250° WSW
  • Highgate Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden (Grade I)) — 0.5 mi, 247° WSW · 15 ha
  • Lauderdale House (Attraction) — 0.5 mi, 282° WNW
  • Sir Sydney H Waterlow (Monument) — 0.6 mi, 280° W
  • Highgate Cemetery Tours (Attraction) — 0.6 mi, 264° W
  • The Wildlife Trail (Attraction) — 0.7 mi, 324° NW
  • Highgate School Museum (Museum) — 0.8 mi, 293° WNW
  • Upstairs at the Gatehouse (Theatre) — 0.8 mi, 288° WNW
  • Boston Music Room (Theatre) — 0.8 mi, 202° SSW
  • Odeon Holloway (Cinema) — 0.8 mi, 145° SE
  • Nags Head Market (Attraction) — 0.9 mi, 138° SE
  • Number 1 Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.0 mi, 245° WSW
  • Highgate Ponds (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.1 mi, 257° WSW
  • Number 3 Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.1 mi, 257° WSW
  • Finsbury Park Picturehouse (Cinema) — 1.1 mi, 100° E
  • Parliament Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.3 mi, 242° WSW
  • Arsenal Museum (Museum) — 1.3 mi, 127° SE
  • Bell Barrow Called Boadicea'S Grave, 650M West Of Millfield Cottage (Scheduled Monument) — 1.4 mi, 255° WSW
  • Hampstead Heath Woods Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.5 mi, 272° W · 16 ha
  • Kenwood Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 1.5 mi, 281° W
  • Museum of Homelessness (Museum) — 1.5 mi, 083° E
  • North Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.6 mi, 277° W
  • Alexandra Palace (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.8 mi, 005° N · 78 ha
  • Museum Of Youth Culture (Museum) — 1.9 mi, 185° S
  • Burgh House and Hampstead Museum (Museum) — 2.0 mi, 250° WSW
  • Animal Enclosure (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 2.0 mi, 105° ESE
  • Crumbles Castle (Castle) — 2.0 mi, 166° SSE

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About This Upper Holloway Map Page

Explore Upper Holloway, London, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.567791, -0.131637. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.

Page builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.