London Borough of Hackney
Also known as Hackney, Hackney (unparished area)
borough in the London Region in England
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London Borough of Hackney is a borough located in the London region of England. It is one of the administrative divisions that make up Greater London.
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 261491
- Area
- 19.0492
- Official website
- www.hackney.gov.uk
- Image
- Hackney town hall 1.jpg
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- WordLift URL
- data.wordlift.io/wl01714/entity/hackney
- Commons category
- London Borough of Hackney
- inception
- 1965-04-01
- postal code
- E8 1EA
- exact match
- findthatcharity.uk/orgid/XI-ROR-036amgv56
- P12749
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Article
The London Borough of Hackney (/ˈhækni/ 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. Southern and eastern parts of the borough are popularly regarded as being part of east London that spans some of the traditional East End of London with the northwest belonging to north London. Its population is estimated to be 281,120.
The London Plan issued by the Greater London Authority assigns whole boroughs to sub-regions for statutory monitoring, engagement and resource allocation purposes. The most recent (2011) iteration of this plan assigns Hackney to the 'East' sub-region, while the 2008 and 2004 versions assigned the borough to "North" and "East" sub-regions respectively. The modern borough was formed in 1965 by the merger of the Metropolitan Borough of Hackney with the much smaller Metropolitan Boroughs of Stoke Newington and Shoreditch.