Holborn

Holborn
Staple Inn, near Chancery Lane tube station, the last of the Inns of Chancery
Holborn Location within Greater London
Population	13,023 (2011 Census. Holborn and Covent Garden Ward)[1]
OS grid reference	TQ310818
London borough	Camden
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	WC1, WC2
Postcode district	EC1
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	Holborn and St Pancras Cities of London and Westminster
London Assembly	Barnet and Camden City and East
List of places UK England London 51°31′13″N 0°06′49″W / 51.5204°N 0.1136°W / 51.5204; -0.1136

Holborn (/ˈhoʊbərn/ ^ⓘ HOH-bərn or /ˈhoʊlbərn/^[a]), an area in central London, covers the south-eastern part of the London Borough of Camden and a part (St Andrew Holborn Below the Bars) of the Ward of Farringdon Without in the City of London.

The area has its roots in the ancient parish of Holborn, which lay on the west bank of the now buried River Fleet;^[2] the district takes its name from an alternative name for the river: the Holbourne (or Oldbourne). The area is sometimes described as part of the West End of London^[3][4] or of the wider West London area.

The River Fleet also gave its name to the streets Holborn and High Holborn which extend west from the site of the former Newgate in the London Wall, over the Fleet, through Holborn and towards Westminster.

The district benefits from a central location which helps provide a strong mixed economy. The area is particularly noted for its links to the legal profession, for the diamond centre at Hatton Garden and for Great Ormond Street Hospital.