Hackney

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Hackney can mean several things:

Geographical

The London Borough of Hackney, an inner-city borough in East London.
Hackney Central, the innermost district of the London borough.
The pre-1965 LCC Metropolitan Borough of Hackney, which was combined with the then boroughs of Stoke Newington and Shoreditch to create the contemporary borough.
Other places in London

Hackney, South Australia, a suburb of Adelaide.

Hackney, Kansas

As a name

Other uses

A breed of horse, known for its stamina.
The Hackney Pony
A Hackney carriage, the correct term for those taxicabs in London and elsewhere popularly known as 'black cabs'. Originally drawn by Hackney horses.

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