Glasshouse Yard

Glasshouse Yard

A map showing the civil parishes of the Metropolis districts of St. Giles and Holborn as they appeared in 1870. Glasshouse Yard is the green area on the far right.
Area
 • 1801–19115.6 acres (0.023 km2)
 • Coordinates51°31′17″N 0°05′53″W / 51.5214414°N 0.0979435°W / 51.5214414; -0.0979435
Population
 • 18011,221
 • 18411,415
 • 1881931
 • 1911463
History
 • CreatedSeventeenth century
 • Abolished1915
 • Succeeded byFinsbury
StatusCivil parish, liberty, extra-parochial area

The Liberty of Glasshouse Yard was an extra-parochial liberty adjacent to the City of London. The liberty took its name from a glass manufacturing works established there. The area now forms part of the London Borough of Islington.

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