City University traces its origin to the Northampton Institute, asutatud 1852 and named after the Marquess of Northampton who donated the land on which the institute was built, between Northampton Square and St John Street in Islington.
University City ຕາມຮອຍຕົ້ນກໍາເນີດຂອງຕົນໃນການ Northampton Institute, ສ້າງຕັ້ງຂຶ້ນໃນ 1852 ແລະມີຊື່ຫຼັງຈາກ Marquess ຂອງ Northampton ຜູ້ບໍລິຈາກທີ່ດິນທີ່ສະຖາບັນໄດ້ຖືກສ້າງຂຶ້ນ, ລະຫວ່າງ Northampton Square ແລະ St John Street ໃນ Islington.