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.

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,

An east London melting pot, Hackney is full of things to do. Here's your ultimate guide to London’s Hackney, including restaurants, bars, pubs and clubs

Hackney’s first station was the Bishopsgate terminus (partially in Shoreditch) which opened in 1840. The North London Railway opened in 1850, the City link to Broad Street opened in 1865 and the GER line to Liverpool Street opened in 1872.

Hackney staged some of the events during the 2012 London Summer Olympics such as hockey in the Lea Valley Arena and hosted the world's media. Many of the big events happened in the nearby Olympic Stadium and VeloPark. This was a hot spot for tourists and locals during the action. In the far north of the district near Stoke Newington, Stamford Hill and Woodberry Downs is the centre of the ...

Zack Polanski celebrates after Greens win Hackney mayor vote Her party colleague Liam Shrivastava was elected the new mayor of Lewisham hours later.