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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.
The London Borough of Hackney (/ ˈ h æ k n i / ⓘ HAK-nee) is a London borough in Inner London, England. The historical and administrative heart of Hackney is Mare Street, which lies 5 miles (8 km) north-east of Charing Cross. The borough is named after Hackney, its principal district.
London Fields is a park in Hackney, London, although the name also refers to the immediate area in Hackney surrounding it and London Fields station. It is common land adjoining the Hackney Central area of the London Borough of Hackney. The park covers an area of 12.65 hectares (31.3 acres), [1] and includes sporting and recreation facilities ...
A map showing the Stamford Hill ward of Hackney Metropolitan Borough, as it appeared in 1916. Stamford Hill lies on the old Roman road of Ermine Street, on the high ground where it meets the Clapton Road, which runs from central Hackney. By the 18th century, the Roman road (now numbered as the A10) was subject to heavy traffic, including goods ...
Dalston (/ ˈ d ɔː l s t ən /) is an area of East London, in the London Borough of Hackney.It is four miles (six kilometres) northeast of Charing Cross.Dalston began as a hamlet on either side of Dalston Lane, and as the area urbanised the term also came to apply to surrounding areas including Kingsland and Shacklewell, all three of which being part of the Ancient Parish of Hackney.
A map showing the Downs ward of Hackney Metropolitan Borough as it appeared in 1916. The ‘Hackney Downs’ neighbourhood can be described as the western part of Lower Clapton; the area to the west of Cricketfield Road and east of the railway line.
Kingsland Road looking north from the point where it becomes Shoreditch High Street. (January 2006). Kingsland Road is the name given to an East London stretch of the A10 road within the London Borough of Hackney in England.
Manor House is a district in the London Borough of Hackney. Located in North London , it lies immediately east of Finsbury Park , west of Stamford Hill and south of Harringay . The area was originally known as Woodberry Down.