Hackney

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Hackney may refer to:

Places named:

• London Borough of Hackney, formed in 1965
  • Metropolitan Borough of Hackney, formed in 1900 and abolished in 1965
  • Hackney Central
  • Hackney Central (ward), a political division of the Council
  • Hackney Central railway station
  • Hackney College
  • Hackney Downs
  • Hackney Downs (ward), a political division of the Council
  • Hackney Downs railway station
  • Hackney Marshes
  • Hackney North and Stoke Newington (UK Parliament constituency)
  • Hackney (parish), the ancient church parish, part of the modern London borough
  • South Hackney
  • Hackney South and Shoreditch (UK Parliament constituency)
  • Hackney Wick
  • Hackney Wick railway station
  • Hackney Wick Stadium

• Hackney, Kansas, USA
• Hackney, South Australia, a suburb of Adelaide

People named:

• Alan Hackney (1924–2009), British screenwriter
• Duane D. Hackney
• Joe Hackney
• Pearl Hackney (1916–2009), British actress
• Sheldon Hackney
• Simon Hackney

In other uses:

• Hackney (horse), a breed of horse known for its stamina.
• Hackney Pony
• Hackney carriage, those taxicabs in London and elsewhere popularly known as 'black cabs'
• Hackney, the name given in the Republic of Ireland to a type of taxicab which cannot be "hailed" on the street. See Taxicabs by country.
• Hackney Empire, a theatre and concert venue in Hackney
• Hackney RFC, a local rugby side

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