Nag's Head, London

Nag's Head
The former Nags Head pub on Holloway Road, from which the area takes its name
Nag's Head
Location within Greater London
OS grid referenceTQ305859
• Charing Cross3.5 mi (5.6 km) S
London borough
Ceremonial countyGreater London
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLONDON
Postcode districtN7
Dialling code020
PoliceMetropolitan
FireLondon
AmbulanceLondon
London Assembly

Nag's Head is a locality within the Holloway area of the London Borough of Islington.

Toponymy

The area is named after the Nag's Head public house, an early Victorian building, in use as a gambling/gaming shop under another name. The pub, also called the Mustang Diner and O'Neills, ceased pub or bar use in 2004.

Shopping arcade

Nag's Head Town Centre is a shopping arcade between a supermarket and Selby's, and it is governed by the Nag's Head Town Centre Management Group.[1]

Geography

The name most narrowly refers to the Nag's Head junction of Holloway Road (the A1) with Seven Sisters Road, where the eponymous building stands. The London Plan confirms its attachment to all surrounding streets, particularly the stretch of Holloway Road between the former pub and Camden Road.

Retail and property development

The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.[2] The shopping and entertainment area includes the Nag's Head Market (behind Holloway Road on the northwest corner of Hertslet Road) and the Nag's Head Shopping Centre.[3] Nags Head hosts Selby's, its department store, part of Morleys Stores.

References

  1. ^ "Nag's Head Town Centre". Islington.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  2. ^ Mayor of London (February 2008). "London Plan (Consolidated with Alterations since 2004)" (PDF). Greater London Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 June 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
  3. ^ "The Nags Head Belgravia". Nagsheadlondon.co.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2018.