York Way

York Way (part of the A5200) is a major road in the London Borough of Islington, running north for one mile from the junction of Pentonville Road and Euston Road, adjacent to King's Cross railway station towards Kentish Town and Holloway. At its northern end the road becomes Brecknock Road. For its entire length York Way forms the boundary between the London Boroughs of Islington and Camden.

York Way was named "Mayde Lane" (1467) and "Maiden Lane" (1735) (commemorated in the "Maiden Lane Estate", "Maiden Lane Bridge" - over the Regent's Canal and the former "Maiden Lane railway station"), it became "York Road" in the 19th century, and the current name was adopted in 1938. It had been a significant route in the Middle Ages, between Grays Inn and High Barnet. [ [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=7111 "Islington: Communications", A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 8: Islington and Stoke Newington parishes (1985), pp. 3-8] accessed: 25 July 2008]

The modern road passes the new Kings Place development, Bingfield Park, crosses the Regent's Canal, and runs alongside the King's Cross redevelopment area.

The red tiled surface building of the disused York Road Underground station is located approximately convert|0.5|mi|km|1|lk=on north of King's Cross station, on the corner of Bingfield Street. The station was closed in 1932.

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