Hackney may refer to:

Places

London

Hackney, London 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 E ...

, a district in London * Hackney (parish), the originally medieval ancient parish *

Hackney District (Metropolis) Hackney was a local government district within the metropolitan area of London, England from 1855 to 1894. It was formed by the Metropolis Management Act 1855 and was governed by the Hackney District Board of Works, which consisted of elected ve ...

, a local government district within the metropolitan area of London from 1855 to 1894 *

Metropolitan Borough of Hackney The Metropolitan Borough of Hackney was a Metropolitan boroughs of the County of London, 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 ...

, a local government area based on the ancient parish boundaries from 1900 to 1965 *

London Borough of Hackney London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...

, a local authority area created in 1965 * Hackney Central, a sub-district of Hackney which forms the commercial and administrative centre * Hackney Wick, a sub-district of Hackney * South Hackney, a sub-district of Hackney * West Hackney, a sub-district of Hackney *

Hackney Central railway station Hackney Central is a London Overground station on the North London line in Hackney Central, Greater London. It lies between and and is in Travelcard Zone 2. The station and all trains serving it are operated by National Rail services under ...

* Hackney Downs railway station * Hackney Wick railway station *

Hackney Downs Hackney Downs is a park and an area of historically common land in the Lower Clapton area of the London Borough of Hackney. The name is sometimes also used to apply to the neighbourhood around the park. Hackney Downs Park The Downs open space ...

, an open space in Hackney *

Hackney Marshes Hackney Marshes is an area of open space in London's Lower Lea Valley, lying on the western bank of the River Lea. It takes its name from its position on the eastern boundary of Hackney, the principal part of the London Borough of Hackney, and ...

, an open space in Hackney * Hackney North and Stoke Newington (UK Parliament constituency) * Hackney (UK Parliament constituency) *

Hackney South and Shoreditch (UK Parliament constituency) Hackney South and Shoreditch is a List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies, constituency represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament since 2005 by Meg ...

Hackney Central (ward) Hackney Central is a ward in the London Borough of Hackney and forms part of the Hackney South and Shoreditch Hackney South and Shoreditch is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Meg Hillier of ...

, a political division of the council * Hackney Downs (ward), a political division of the council * Hackney College * Hackney Wick Stadium *

Hackney Empire Hackney Empire is a theatre on Mare Street, in the London Borough of Hackney. Originally designed by Frank Matcham it was built in 1901 as a music hall, and expanded in 2001. Described by ''The Guardian'' as ‘the most beautiful theatre in Lon ...

, a theatre and concert venue *

Hackney RFC Hackney Rugby Football Club is a rugby club based in Hackney, London, England. Hackney RFC has five senior teams, playing home matches aSpring Hill Recreation Ground They are currently playing in London 2 North West (a tier 7 league in the Engli ...

, a rugby union club

Elsewhere

Hackney, Derbyshire Hackney and Upper Hackney are areas of settlement in Derbyshire, England. The population taken at the 2011 Census is included in the civil parish of Darley Dale. They are located to the north west of Matlock, and separated from the River Derwe ...

, a village near the town of Matlock, England *

Hackney, Guyana Hackney, is a village in Guyana, standing on the eastern bank of the Pomeroon River, 11 km from its mouth. Formerly the business centre for residents of the coconut The coconut tree (''Cocos nucifera'') is a member of the palm tree f ...

, a village *

Hackney, Kansas Hackney is an unincorporated community in Cowley County, Kansas, United States. History The town was named after William P. Hackney, a colorful frontier lawyer and politician from Cowley County. Hackney was a station and shipping point on the A ...

, United States *

Hackney, Missouri Hackney is an unincorporated community in northwest Greene County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community was a mill site on the north bank of a meander in the Little Sac River. The old iron Hackney Mill Bridge directly south of the communit ...

, United States * Hackney, South Australia, a suburb of Adelaide, Australia

People

Hackney (surname) Hackney is an English medieval surname from the village (now London borough) of Hackney. Notable persons with the surname Hackney include: By given name * Alan Hackney (1924–2009), British screenwriter * Clarence Hackney (1894–1 ...

Other uses

Hackney (automobile) The Hackney was a marque of microcar which seated one adult or two children, built in the mid-to-later 1950s by the Gordon W. Morton Company of High Point Road in Greensboro, North Carolina. Hubert H. Hackney applied for a patent for this miniatur ...

* Hackney horse, a breed of horse known for its high trotting action, particularly in harness *

Hackney pony The Hackney pony is a breed of pony closely related to the Hackney horse. Originally bred to pull carriages, they are used today primarily as show ponies. The breed does not have its own stud book, but shares one with the Hackney horse in all ...

, a pony breed with similar characteristics as the Hackney horse, but much smaller. * Hackney carriage, taxicabs in London and elsewhere popularly known as 'black cabs' * Hackney, a type of taxicab in the Republic of Ireland which cannot be "hailed" on the street (see

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