(
Pronounced /ˈhəʊbən/ or /ˈhəʊbɜːn/) is a place in
London , named after a tributary to the
River Fleet that flowed through the area, the Hole-bourne (the stream in the hollow). Holborn is also the name of the area's principal east-west street, straddling the borders of the
London Borough Of Camden , the
City Of Westminster and the
City Of London .
The area is north of the traditional stamping ground for
Journalist s in
Fleet Street and
Lawyer s in the
Inner Temple and
Middle Temple . The most northerly of the
Inns Of Court ,
Gray's Inn , is in Holborn. It is also the location of
Barnard's Inn , the current home of
Gresham College , the first
College in London. In the
Eighteenth Century , Holborn was the location of the infamous
Mother Clap 's
Molly House .
In the early twenty-first century, Holborn has been the site of new offices and hotels, which have exploited its excellent public transport links (Holborn underground station is the junction of the Central and Piccadilly lines), and its strategic location between the
City Of London and the
West End .
The
Metropolitan Borough Of Holborn was created in
1899 . It was abolished in 1965 and its area formed part of the
London Borough Of Camden .
Nearest places:
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