Finsbury is a village-like area near Central London. I'm going to put Clerkenwell and Farringdon under this heading as well, because I'm not quite sure where the borders should be drawn. Finsbury is mostly in an area, where the tube doesn't go to, so it is not always found by tourists even though it's very central. This is probably the closest area to Central London where the village atmosphere prevails over rushing crowds. Especially Clerkenwell has numerous fantastic village-like streets.
