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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.
- England
- London
Hackney, London. Coordinates: 51.543°N 0.059°W. 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.
- Greater London
- 77,736 (2011 census)
Apr 11, 2024 · Hackney, inner borough of London, England, in the historic county of Middlesex. Hackney lies north of the City of London and Tower Hamlets , and its eastern boundary is the River Lea . The present borough was created in 1965 by the amalgamation of the former metropolitan boroughs of Shoreditch, Hackney, and Stoke Newington.
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- City of London. The City of London is not a London borough, instead it is a county and a government district. The location of the City of London is the site of the settlement built by the Romans known as Londinium in 47 AD.
- City of Westminster. Like the City of London, the City of Westminster, created in 1965, has city status as well as being classed as a borough. It includes most of the famous district of the West End (well known for its theatres), which also covers part of Camden.
- Kensington and Chelsea. Known as the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, it is an inner borough (inner boroughs are the ones that form Greater London) that has royal status meaning that is has historic ownership by the Crown.
- Hammersmith and Fulham. Another Inner London borough, Hammersmith and Fulham is partly in west and southwest London. It is the only borough in London with three football clubs: Chelsea, Fulham and Queens Park Rangers.
Apr 8, 2022 · Hackney is a borough in inner East London. It encompasses plenty of neighborhoods, some you may have heard of—Shoreditch, Hoxton, Haggerston, Dalston, Hackney Wick and Stoke Newington. These are...
Hackney is located in the county of Greater London, London, three miles north-east of the city of City of London, 17 miles south-east of the major town of Watford, and four miles north-east of London. Hackney lies two miles north-east of the City and County of the City of London border, and was historically in the county of Middlesex.
The Metropolitan Borough of Hackney was a metropolitan borough of the County of London from 1900 to 1965. Its area became part of the London Borough of Hackney . Formation and boundaries. The borough was one of twenty-eight metropolitan boroughs created by the London Government Act 1899.
