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Hackney is bounded by Islington to the west, Haringey to the north, Waltham Forest to the north-east, Newham to the east, Tower Hamlets to the south-east and the City of London to the south-west. Hackney was one of the host boroughs of the London Olympics in 2012, with several of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park venues falling within its ...
Hackney District (Metropolis), a local government district within the metropolitan area of London from 1855 to 1894 Metropolitan Borough of Hackney , a local government area based on the ancient parish boundaries from 1900 to 1965
Hackney is a district in East London, England, forming around two-thirds of the area of the modern London Borough of Hackney, to which it gives its name.It is 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of Charing Cross and includes part of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
Borough of Hackney could refer to: London Borough of Hackney; Metropolitan Borough of Hackney (1900–1965) This page was last edited on 27 ...
Hackney London Borough Council, also known as Hackney Council, is the local authority for the London Borough of Hackney, in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in London. The council has been under Labour majority control since 2002. Since 2002 the council has been led by a directly elected mayor.
Hackney was an electoral division for the purposes of elections to the Greater London Council. The constituency elected three councillors for a three-year term in ...
Derek Bailey, avant-garde guitarist and leading figure in the free improvisation movement; Jeremy Beadle, television presenter; David Bendeth, born in Hackney, music producer, artist, songwriter, mixer; Steven Berkoff, playwright and actor, educated at Hackney Downs School [8] Lionel Blair, Canadian-born British actor, grew up at Stamford Hill
The "Hackney Tower" appeared in the upper portion of the shield, and formed the crest, placed on a helm and mantling. The 1900 motto was also retained. The Maltese Cross represented the Knights Templar and the Knights Hospitaller. These orders successively held the manor of Hackney, until the Reformation. The Templars wore red crosses on white ...