Finsbury is a small district in the south of the London Borough of Islington and north of the City of London. Etymology The name is first recorded as Vinisbir (1231) and means "manor of a man called Finn." The name as a geographical term of reference has partly been superseded in recent years by Clerkenwell and St Luke's. Although "Finsbury" is used in building names such as Finsbury Tower, the Finsbury Estate and the Finsbury Library and by local newspaper, the Clerkenwell & Finsbury Advertise… (More on Finsbury)