Hackney
OS Grid Reference:
Administration
Borough:	Hackney
County:	Greater London
Region:	Greater London
Nation:	England
Other
Ceremonial County:	Greater London
Traditional County:	Middlesex
Post Office and Telephone
Post town:	LONDON
Postcode:	E5, E8, E9
Dialling Code:	020

Hackney is the principal area of the London Borough of Hackney in East London.

The Hackney area includes:

• Dalston
• Kingsland
• Homerton
• Clapton

Writer Grace Aguilar was born in Hackney. Daniel Defoe lived in Hackney.

See also

• Metropolitan Borough of Hackney
• Hackney carriage