London Borough of Hackney
The London Borough of Hackney 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.
Hackney from the air
Sutton House was built in 1535.
Curtain Theatre circa 1600 print. Note: some authorities believe this to be a depiction of the Theatre – the other Elizabethan theatre in Shoreditch.
Hackney Town Hall was built in the 1930s for the former Metropolitan Borough of Hackney.
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. Historically it was within the county of Middlesex.
The Copper Box Arena, in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
Hackney Town Hall, now used for the modern borough
Morris Dancers perform at Sutton House
Victorian housing stock at Cassland Road and Cassland Crescent, South Hackney