Highbury Fields is an open space in Highbury, in the London Borough of Islington, England. At 11.75 hectares (29 acres), it is the largest open space in the borough.
It extends north from Highbury Corner almost as far as Highbury Barn. Besides parkland, Highbury Fields contains recreational facilities including tennis courts and Highbury Pool, which reopened after refurbishment in January 2007.
Read more about Highbury Fields: Georgian and Victorian Terraces, War Memorial, Nearest Station
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“O do not grieve
for a torn earth
barren fields burnt forests
cracked riven volcano-broken
hill-slopes islands shrunken
mountains lost.”
—Hilda Doolittle (1886–1961)