Hoxton
Sign in to saveHoxton is an area in the London Borough of Hackney, England. It was historically in the county of Middlesex until 1889. Hoxton lies north-east of the City of London, is considered to be a part of London's East End and was once part of the civil parish and subsequent Metropolitan Borough of Shoreditch, prior to its incorporation into Hackney.
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Hoxton
- UK place.map_type
- Greater London
- UK place.region
- London
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.london_borough
- Hackney
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Hackney South and Shoreditch
- UK place.post_town
- LONDON
- UK place.postcode_area
- E
- UK place.postcode_district
- E2
- UK place.postcode_area1
- N
- UK place.postcode_district1
- N1
- UK place.dial_code
- 020
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TQ335835
- UK place.charingX_distance_mi
- 2.7
- UK place.charingX_direction
- SW
- UK place.static_image_name
- Hoxton Square park.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Hoxton Square Park in 2017
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Article
13 sectionsContents
- History
- Origins
- Tudor Hoxton
- Gunpowder, treason and a letter
- Almshouses and madhouses
- Victorian era and 20th century
- Hoxton today
- Hoxton Market
- People
- Education
- Transport
- References and notes
- External links
Hoxton is an area in the London Borough of Hackney, England. It was historically in the county of Middlesex until 1889. Hoxton lies north-east of the City of London, is considered to be a part of London's East End and was once part of the civil parish and subsequent Metropolitan Borough of Shoreditch, prior to its incorporation into Hackney.
The area is generally considered to be bordered by Regent's Canal on the north side, Wharf Road and City Road to the west, Old Street to the south, and Kingsland Road to the east.