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St Luke's, London
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This article is about the parish in Islington. For the church building that once belonged to the parish, see St Luke Old Street.
St Luke's is an area in London, England and is located in the London Borough of Islington. It lies just north of the border with the City of London near the Barbican Estate, and the Clerkenwell and Shoreditch areas.
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![]() St Luke's Church, Old Street | |
Location within Greater London | |
OS grid reference | TQ322824 |
London borough | |
Ceremonial county | Greater London |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | LONDON |
Postcode district | EC1 |
Dialling code | 020 |
Police | Metropolitan |
Fire | London |
Ambulance | London |
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51.525°N 0.093°W / 51.525; -0.093 |
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The area takes its name from the now redundant parish church of St Luke's, on Old Street west of Old Street station. Following the closure of the church, the parish was reabsorbed into that of St Giles-without-Cripplegate, from which it had separated in 1733.