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Tufnell Park

Tufnell Park is an area in north London, England, in the London boroughs of Islington and Camden.

Tufnell Park

TQ295855

Greater London

England

United Kingdom

LONDON

N7, N19

NW5

020

Metropolitan

London

London

The neighbourhood is served by Tufnell Park tube station on the Northern Line.

writer

Julian Barnes

creator of Deepmind

Demis Hassabis

activist and Green Party London Assembly member

Siân Berry

suffragette

Constance Bryer

musician

Jonny Buckland

actress

Laura Carmichael

former Leader of the Labour Party (2015–20) and Member of Parliament for Islington North

Jeremy Corbyn

musician, founder of The Stranglers.

Hugh Cornwell

author

Joe Craig

journalist, television presenter, and author

Gavin Esler

actor

William Gaminara

actor

Michael Garner

author

Candy Gourlay

singer and The X Factor finalist

Sophie Habibis

comedian and author

Charlie Higson

Baroness Jowell, former MP

Tessa Jowell

snooker commentator, was born in Tufnell Park

Jack Karnehm

Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead, former MEP

Glenys Kinnock

Baron Kinnock of Beddwellty, former MP for Islwyn and Leader of the Labour Party (1983–92)

Neil Kinnock

actor

Shazad Latif

Sir , actor

Christopher Lee

actor

Damian Lewis

DJ

Zane Lowe

first Prime Minister (1957-60) and President (1960-1966) of Ghana

Kwame Nkrumah

actress

Helen McCrory

director

Roger Michell

actor

Ben Miller

actor

Bill Nighy

Baroness Pitkeathley, House of Lords life peer

Jill Pitkeathley

composer, singer, and songwriter

A. R. Rahman

painter

Fermin Rocker

journalist and television presenter

Jon Snow

singer

Suggs

Professor , academic and writer, lived in Tufnell Park from 1988 to 2009

Philip Tew

actress

Cathy Tyson

(Thameslink, located towards Camden) (also on the Northern Line)

Kentish Town

(Overground, located towards Crouch End)

Upper Holloway

(Overground, located towards Hampstead)

Gospel Oak

The focal point of defining the area is Tufnell Park on the Northern line (a London Underground station).


The nearest London Overground and Thameslink stations are the same distance from the centre of the area (as defined by nearest station), in neighbouring districts equally named after their stations:


London Buses routes 4, 134 and 390 as well as Night Bus N20 serve the area.

cricket nets

two tennis courts

a playground

a small public open space

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This 5-acre (2.0 ha) space provide Islington's only full-size grass football pitch, shared by clubs. Adjoining this former home ground of Tufnell Park F.C., sectioned off are:

George and Weedon Grossmith set their aspirational Mr Pooter in Tufnell Park/Upper Holloway in .

Diary of a Nobody

and Hugh Paddick played Julian and Sandy, camp out of work actors in the 1965-1968 Round the Horne radio hit who frequently revered Tufnell Park.

Kenneth Williams

The cult sitcom , which was created, written by and starred Simon Pegg and Jessica Stevenson, is chiefly set in the area. The distinctive house at the fictional 23 Meteor Street is in fact on Carleton Road and was valued at £4,000,000 in 2018[8]

Spaced

Scenes from television series and Fleabag were filmed in the area.

Killing Eve

Many Novels by Charlie Higson are set in the area in and around Tufnell Park and Upper Holloway